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First Performed - 1905
Inventor - Eduard Zirm (Austrian ophthalmologist)
Operation - A corneal transplant is a procedure where a damaged or diseased cornea is partially or completely removed and replaced with healthy donor corneal tissue. The surgeon carefully secures the donor tissue in place to restore the cornea’s clarity, shape, and ability to focus light properly. It has over a 90% success rate and a short-to-medium recovery timeline (a few weeks to a year).
Average Patient Treated - People with severely damaged or diseased corneas that cannot be corrected with glasses, contacts, or medication, such as patients with keratoconus, corneal scarring/infection, advanced corneal edema, failed previous eye surgery, or genetic disorders.
Simplified example of a corneal transplant.
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