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Cornea Transplant: Cost, Process & Recovery Time for Vision Correction - Arohi Eye Hospital

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  We all have heard about different eye surgeries and a cornea transplant is one of them. As the name suggests, it’s a critical eye surgery where the cornea specialist in Mumbai or anywhere replaces the damaged part of the cornea with healthy corneal tissue and this way restores the vision. So let’s discuss the key elements of this surgery. What is a Cornea Transplant? A cornea transplant is also called Keratoplasty in medical terms. The cornea is a clear front layer of the eye that protects the eye from any outside particles like germs, dirt, and harmful UV rays. It helps the eye focus so that you can see clearly. So when the cornea gets damaged your eyes can not see properly and this is the time when your eyes need a cornea transplant. With this surgery, the eye surgeons remove all or part of the damaged cornea and replace it with healthy corneal tissue for better vision. The healthy corneal tissue comes from people who have donated the tissue of their eyes when they died.  So a pe