• Question: How is eyes transplanted

    Asked by 783bmay33 to Peter, Jonathan, Grace, Doris, David, Ann on 5 Jun 2019.
    • Photo: Grace Kago

      Grace Kago answered on 5 Jun 2019:


      I don’t think the whole eye can be transplanted?
      “An entire eye cannot be taken from one person and transplanted into another person in order to improve vision. That does work with organ transplants and some tissues, but cannot be done with an entire eye with current medical knowledge and techniques.

      Currently, the only eye transplant procedure that is available is the cornea transplant, which replaces a diseased cornea with a cornea donated by a deceased donor. A cornea transplant can produce remarkable changes in vision. In fact, some individuals can be legally blind prior to surgery and find their vision is 20/20 after a cornea transplant. ”

      Source: https://www.verywellhealth.com/is-an-eye-transplant-possible-3157248

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