An 85-year-old woman who has a degenerative eye condition said a vital cornea transplant now means she can care for her ...
PHILADELPHIA — A special meeting was held in Philadelphia for two families linked through an eye-opening transplant. Debbie Krigstein's vision was restored following a cornea transplant, and she got a ...
Some 500 patients have waited for more than a year for a sight-saving cornea donation, with new figures revealing a critical shortage across England. More than 4,000 individuals are on the waiting ...
There’s a new traveling art show in town – and it’s being shown in places that probably aren’t the first anyone would look. Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank – the state’s only eye bank for cornea tissue ...
It's a day trip to the Potawatomi Zoo for the Chavez family. Oliver Chavez, a four year old from South Bend is now able to visit and see all the different animals ...
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a landmark achievement, Thiruvananthapuram General Hospital has successfully performed a corneal ...
Many eye banks won’t accept corneas from donors with diabetes, concerned they might be harder to prepare for transplant surgery or are more likely to fail. “We also found the severity of the donor’s ...
November marks National Eye Donation Month — a time to recognize the donors whose generosity gives others the gift of sight. One Utahn knows that gift firsthand. What began as an unexpected medical ...
TYRONE — A member of the Tyrone Hospital medical staff Thursday completed the first corneal transplant performed at the hospital. The transplant was performed by Dr. Parag Parekh, the founder of ...
We need to remember a few facts about this study. It was only for eyes with endothelial dysfunction causing corneal edema -- that is, not for keratoconus, stromal dystrophies, or corneal scars. The ...
A special meeting was held in Philadelphia for two families linked through an eye-opening transplant. Debbie Krigstein's vision was restored following a cornea transplant, and she got a chance to meet ...