The highest refraction of the eye is in the cornea layer, so a blur or deformity in the cornea further impairs vision. Corneal transplant is a surgery where the corneal tissue that has lost its transparency or deformed is removed and the healthy corneal tissue taken from the dead is replaced. Eye banks are obliged to take the corneal tissue from the dead, to store it in suitable nutritious environments, to determine whether the tissue taken is suitable for transplantation and to deliver it to the centers where the tissue will be transplanted. Corneal transplant surgery is mostly performed under local anesthesia. The patient is not asleep, only the eye and the surrounding area are anesthetized. Under the microscope, a window with a diameter of 7.5-8 mm is removed from the center of the patient's cloudy cornea with a special round blade and the transparent corneal tissue taken from the dead is cut in the appropriate size and stitched into this area. If the patient has cataracts, the cataract can be removed during corneal transplantation.
What is Eye Health?
Eye diseases that limit vision and occur in the eye are called eye diseases. Eye diseases can be genetic or may occur due to some environmental factors. Eye defects are determined by a number of tests performed by doctors. If the person tested as a result of the symptoms has any eye disease, the necessary treatment methods are applied. Eye drawing treatment can be applied to people who have problems such as myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism. Excimer Laser treatment has taken its place in the medical world as a reliable method with clear rules and results. Since the early 1980s, millions of people have been freed from the restrictions created by the use of glasses and contact lenses in their social and professional lives as treatment with this method. With the developing technology, cornea surgeries can now be performed using Intralase Laser technology.