About Cornea
Transplants
A cornea
transplant involves replacing a diseased or scarred cornea with
a new one. When the cornea becomes cloudy, light cannot
penetrate the eye to reach the light-sensitive
retina.
Poor
vision or blindness may result. In cornea transplant surgery,
the surgeon removes the central portion of the cloudy cornea
and replaces it with a clear cornea.
Cornea
transplants are very common in the United States; about 40,000
are performed each year.
Health
Related Websites
The National Cancer
Institute
The National Eye
Institute
The National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute
National Institute on
Aging
National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of
Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institute on Drug
Abuse
National Institute of Mental
Health
National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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