Corneal Transplant Surgery

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Corneal Transplant Surgery

• Christopher L. Blanton, M.D.
• 15 November 2007

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Indications

• Why does someone need a corneal transplant
  surgery?

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Pseudophakic Bullous Keratopathy
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Failed Corneal Transplant
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Bullous Keratopathy
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Keratoconus
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Corneal Scar
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Corneal Scar- high Mag
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Chemical Burn
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Corneal Dystrophies
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Corneal Transplant Surgery
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Trephine to remove diseased tissue
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Trephine of donor tissue
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Initial Incision into eye
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Removal of diseased corneal tissue
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Open Sky portion of surgery
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Sewing donor tissue into place
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Suturing healthy donor tissue into place
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Healthy donor tissue cures blindness