INFORMATION PAMPHLET FOR FAMILIES AND PATIENTS Become a CORNEA DONOR What is it? The cornea is the clear part of the eye that allows light to focus within the eye. Many blinding conditions can be cured by a cornea transplant. When the cornea has an opacity, it cannot transmit light. When the cornea [...]
What is the cornea? Like a camera, the eye has a lens system. The cornea forms the first transparent refractive interface of the front of the lens system of the human eye. When do we need to do a corneal transplant? We do corneal transplants when the cornea has opacified so that it [...]
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