Best hospitals of Cornea transplant in Turkey

What are the indications for Eye Cornea Transplant Surgery

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 keratoplasty.

The types of diagnoses that require corneal grafting

Conditions that damage your corneas and affect your ability to see clearly may require a keratoplasty. These conditions include:

• Fuchs dystrophy: a condition in which cells in the inner layer of the cornea die. This causes 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.

Techniques of Eye Cornea Transplant Surgery

These procedures are not done using a laser, but with very specific tools. This allows the ophtalmic surgeon to make extremely precise lamellar cuts (especially a microkeratome). Given the precision required for this type of procedure, it is recommended that you contact an experienced eye surgeon.

There are several types of transplants such as: 

• Perforating graft ( penetrating keratoplasty, PK ): in this case, the entire thickness of the diseased cornea is replaced by the donor cornea. The procedure takes about 40 minutes. It is also called full thickness transplant procedure.
• Lamellar grafting: only the partial thickness of the diseased cornea that is sick is replaced. If the diseased part is located in front of the cornea (for example keratoconus), an anterior lamellar graft is performed. If the endothelium is affected, a so-called posterior lamellar graft is performed.

The advantage of this technique is that it negates the risk of endothelial rejection. In case of an anterior lamellar graft, since the patient keeps his/her own endothelium.

The operation takes about 80 minutes. A corneal graft can also be combined with another procedure, such as cataract extraction.

The most modern endothelial grafting technique is the DMEK (Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty). It consists in inserting only a membrane graft of Descemet, without any part of the corneal stroma, into the eye.

This more difficult technique gives better results than other older endothelial grafting techniques such as: DSAEK (Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty). Its graft consisted of the Descemet membrane plus the corneal stroma.

Corneal Transplant Cost in Turkey & Istanbul’s Best Clinics

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Corneal transplant cost in Turkey with our partner clinics and hospitals is more affordable than what you may think. It is crucial to mention that our prices are 50% cheaper than France. Our platform offers a guide to prices and rates for your medical stay. We also provide cheap cosmetic surgery and prices of the best clinics for cornea transplant in Turkey and Istanbul.