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corneal graft |
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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: Read more or ask a question about corneal grafthttp://www.nkcf.org/ good luck :) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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