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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Surgical Procedures » Corneal Transplantation

Corneal transplantation, also known as corneal grafting or penetrating keratoplasty,is a surgical procedure where a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by donated corneal tissue which has been removed from a recently deceased individual having no known diseases which might affect the viability of the donated tissue.The cornea is the clear part of eye in front of the iris and pupil.

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