The cornea is the clear layer on the front of your eye that helps focus light so you can see clearly. If it gets damaged, you might need to have it replaced. The surgeon will remove all or part of ...

A corneal transplant is a routine surgical procedure that replaces a damaged cornea with a healthy one from a donor. The cornea is the thin, transparent membrane that sits in front of the iris and ...

The first successful human implant of a 3D-printed cornea made from human eye cells cultured in a laboratory has restored a ...

Corneal cross-linking is an in-office procedure that works to strengthen and stabilize the cornea in eyes that have weakness from keratoconus or ectasia. At Baylor Medicine, our cornea specialists are ...

Medical history made as surgeons successfully restore sight to legally blind patient using world's first 3D printed corneal ...

Arcus senilis is when the cornea of your eye has a white or gray ring or arc around it. Your cornea is the transparent outer covering of your eye. It’s also known as corneal arcus. It’s common in ...

A corneal dystrophy is a condition in which one or more parts of the cornea lose their normal clarity because of a buildup of cloudy material. There are over 20 corneal dystrophies that affect all ...

In December 1905, Eduard Konrad Zirm performed in Olomouc the first successful corneal transplant in the world. Czech ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The final entry for this corneal transplant miniseries will explore transplant-specific risks, recovery and ...

What started as a minor irritation during the closing leg of his North America tour has turned into surgery for rapper Badshah. The Indian pop star recently revealed that he had to undergo eye surgery ...

In a major breakthrough in human tissue replication, for the first time ever a 3D-printed cornea has been transplanted onto a ...