{"id":3174,"date":"2023-03-15T06:05:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T06:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deepammeditours.com\/?post_type=treatment&p=2753"},"modified":"2023-03-15T06:05:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T06:05:59","slug":"cornea","status":"publish","type":"treatment","link":"https:\/\/grzdemo.grazitti.com\/deepam-meditours\/blog\/treatments\/cornea\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornea transplant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Types of Cornea Transplant<\/h3>
The type of cornea transplant depends on which part of the cornea is damaged or how much of the cornea needs replacing.<\/div>
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Penetrating Keratoplasty (PK)<\/h4>\n

This is a full-thickness transplant of the cornea where the donor cornea, cut to fit, is placed in the eye.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>

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Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK)<\/h4>\n

It involves replacing or reshaping the outer and middle (front) layers of the cornea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>

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Endothelial Keratoplasty (EK)<\/h4>\n

This procedure replaces the deeper (back) layers of the cornea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>

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Keratoprosthesis<\/h4>\n

This procedure uses an artificial cornea when the patient is not eligible for a donor cornea transplant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Signs & Symptoms of Cornea Transplant<\/h3>
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