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Corneal Transplant Procedure, Alternatives and Complications

Everything You Want to Know about Cornea Transplants Corneal transplant, also known as Penetrating Keratoplasty and Corneal Graft, is the replacement of the part of the eye called the cornea with a graft obtained from a human donor. The cornea is the clear part at the front of the eye (similar to a window) that’s responsible for transmission of light into the eye. Various disease processes that affect the...