minimizing the risk of complications. There are two types of corneal transplantation: full-thickness corneal transplantation, which is suitable for patients with damage affecting the entire cornea ...

With significant advancement in medical science and surgical techniques, corneal transplant surgeries are now increasingly effective at restoring vision in patients with corneal diseases. In the last ...

The Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital is the first NHS hospital in the South West to perform an artificial cornea transplant The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (RD&E) has become the first NHS ...

A woman has said she feels like "superwoman" after becoming the longest-surviving patient to receive a pig organ transplant. Towana Looney, from Alabama, USA received the kidney in November after ...

The grafts come from deceased donors. Corneal therapies are now being developed that rely on tissue from living-related donors. This presents new ethical challenges for ophthalmic surgeons, who have ...

Hyderabad: Several hospitals in Telangana are under scrutiny for failing to meet the required standards for organ transplant ...

A new study led by UCLA Health highlights the link between socioeconomic disadvantage, Medicaid insurance, and poorer survival rates after heart transplantation. Researchers found that Medicaid ...

A new study led by UCLA Health highlights the link between socioeconomic disadvantage, Medicaid insurance, and poorer survival rates after heart transplantation. Researchers found that Medicaid ...

US-based woman, Towana Looney, passed a major milestone on Saturday by becoming the longest-living recipient of a pig organ ...

Despite a worldwide need for more corneal transplant tissue, few options exist beyond human donors. According to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology, just one cornea was available for every 70 ...

Optometrists may not surgically repair macular holes, but they play a crucial role in managing visual outcomes in these ...