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corneal graft

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corneal graft
n.

graft, corneal
Corneal tissue of a donor used to replace a diseased or opaque cornea. See keratoplasty.

corneal graft
A cadaveric cornea used to treat herpetic scars, keratoconus, corneal edema. See Tissue bank.

Patient discussion about corneal graft.

Q. Has anyone had experience with a corneal transplant because of keratoconus?

A. my uncle had to do a transplant- it took 5 weeks until he could see anything , another year to get his vision straightened up. but now he is fine! i know that he looked for information in the "National Keratoconus Foundation". they were very helpful (and nice!), they have a website with information on all forms of treatment:
http://www.nkcf.org/

good luck :)

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