Corneal Transplant

Corneal transplant is done to replace the diseased Cornea of the eye to give the patient better vision. The Cornea develops multiple diseases like infections, Keratoconus, injuries, and weakness resulting from hereditary conditions. When these conditions happen, the clarity of the Cornea decreases. As the clarity of the cornea decrease, the vision of the patients also decreases.

 

Sometimes, the corneal curvature becomes irregular, leading to hazy or blurred vision and eventually affecting the vision entirely in the impacted eye. In such circumstances, we do corneal transplants to save the patient's vision. The Cornea has five layers, from the epithelium to the endothelium.

 

When someone develops a problem, we can identify which of the five layers the patient has trouble with using the latest technology like the Anterior segment optical coherence tomography. Accordingly, we perform targeted treatment of just the epithelium, the Bowman sphere, the first and the second layers, or the stromal layer, which is the major thickness of the Cornea or the Descemet endothelial complex.

 

The front half of the Cornea can be modified by using an excimer laser to benefit vision. Suppose it involves the stroma due to infection or Keratoconus or dystrophy, we transplant just the front three layers of the Cornea, leaving the back layers intact. This gives the patient excellent vision and lifelong validity for the Cornea that was transplanted. 

 

When the patient has a problem in the fourth or the fifth layers of the Cornea, we can go through a small hole and then remove those layers of the Cornea and replace it with the donor cornea. This kind of surgery is called BSEC Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty or DMEK. Using these methods, we can restore excellent vision to our patients. 

 

We are a recognized facility for transplantation in Chennai, catering to Indian patients and many patients from across the globe.