Corneal transplantation is a procedure that involves the repair of a damaged or diseased cornea with healthier cadaver tissue. This is called allotransplantation which refers to the transplantation of ...

A special meeting was held in Philadelphia for two families linked through an eye-opening transplant. Debbie Krigstein's vision was restored following a cornea transplant, and she got a chance to meet ...

Cornea disease and refractive surgery specialist, Majid Moshirfar, M.D., F.A.C.S., of the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah performed the first ever laser-based cornea transplant in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 54-year-old man was referred in late 2014 for a consultation for corneal transplant surgery in the left eye.

About a third of the corneal transplant surgeries in the United States involve people with diabetes who donate their corneas after death. The number of corneal transplants has grown over the last ...

It's a day trip to the Potawatomi Zoo for the Chavez family. Oliver Chavez, a four year old from South Bend is now able to visit and see all the different animals ...

November marks National Eye Donation Month — a time to recognize the donors whose generosity gives others the gift of sight. One Utahn knows that gift firsthand. What began as an unexpected medical ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Columbus Division of Police Lt. Fred Bowditch spent his career keeping citizens safe from danger. “I worked organized crime for 10 years,” he said. But when he went for a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A patient initially diagnosed with corneal scarring actually had lipid keratopathy. Piggybacking lenses ‘saved ...

PHILADELPHIA — A special meeting was held in Philadelphia for two families linked through an eye-opening transplant. Debbie Krigstein's vision was restored following a cornea transplant, and she got a ...