What is Cornea Transplant?
Corneal transplant in Turkey is an intervention that replaces your cornea, the transparent front layer of your eye. During this procedure, your surgeon removes damaged or diseased corneal tissue. Healthy corneal tissue from the eye of a deceased human donor replaces the damaged cornea. For many people, corneal surgery restores clear vision and improves their quality of life.
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Who is this procedure for?
- People with a sick or damaged cornea
- People suffering from keratoconus, chemical burns of the cornea and corneal stromal dystrophies
Side effects
- Transplant rejection
- Infection
- Glaucoma
Intervention or treatment's duration
- The operation lasts between 1 to 2 hours
Recovery time
- A work stop of 8 to 21 days may be prescribed
- The scarring of the corneal transplant is very slow (more than 5 years)
- Final visual result 6 months to a year
Success rate
- 90%
What Symptoms may Indicate that I Need this Intervention?
If you have a damaged cornea, you may experience symptoms, including:
- Eye pain
- Blurred vision
- Blurred vision.
Your ophthalmologist in Turkey will determine the cause and other possible treatments that can resolve these symptoms. If your cornea cannot be repaired using other methods, your surgeon may recommend a corneal transplant.
What are the types of diagnoses?
Conditions that damage your corneas and affect your ability to see clearly may require a corneal transplant. These conditions include:
- Fuchs dystrophy: a condition in which cells in the inner layer of the cornea die, causing the cornea to swell and thicken, and vision becomes blurred.
- Keratoconus: a condition that causes the cone-shaped cornea instead of a dome
- Infections that cause permanent damage to the cornea.
- Traumatic lesions that penetrate or scars in the cornea.
- Previous eye surgeries that damaged the cornea.
- Bullous keratopathy: a swelling of the cornea similar to a blister that causes eye discomfort, pain and blurred vision.
- Keratitis: an inflammation of the cornea caused by viruses, bacteria or parasites.
What are the postoperative consequences?
For the first few days after surgery, expect your eyes to be red, irritated and sensitive to light. Generally, the pain can be controlled with over-the-counter pain relievers that your surgeon can recommend. Your eye will be covered with a blindfold after your surgery. The headband should be worn when showering and sleeping. Your surgeon will also tell you about the activities you should avoid, especially those that could hurt your eyes directly. For endothelial transplants, you will need to position your face up for a few days after the surgery.
You will have a follow-up visit with your surgeon, usually within 24 to 48 hours of your surgery. He / she will remove your blindfold and check if your eye is healing well. In addition, eye drops and ointments will be prescribed to help your eye heal. The commonly prescribed eye drops and ointments are both antibiotics (to prevent infection) and corticosteroids (to reduce swelling, inflammation and to prevent rejection).
The stitches may need to be removed depending on the type of stitches and the surgical technique used. If the stitches need to be removed, they cannot be removed for several months.
The best corneal transplant surgeon will recommend that you wear glasses for a while to help protect your eyes. During your recovery, you should not rub or press your eyes. Rubbing can cause damage and interfere with healing.
What is the Price of Corneal Transplant in Turkey and Istanbul
You can send a request to receive the price of the cornea transplant in Turkey or Istanbul. We provide you with the cheapest price for corneal transplant. It is important to know that a corneal transplant is usually covered by Medicare.
