Cornea and Ocular Surface
Corneal Transplantation.
Replacing diseased corneal tissue with donor tissue. Modern technique replaces only the failing layer rather than the full thickness, which heals faster and holds better.
At a glance
- In theatre
- 60–90 minutes
- Anaesthetic
- Local or general
- Stay
- Day-stay, sometimes overnight
- Full recovery
- 6–12 months
- Driving
- Several weeks
- Price
- from $8,500
You may be a candidate if
- Corneal clouding that glasses cannot correct
- Fuchs' dystrophy with worsening morning blur
- Scarring after infection or injury
- A failed previous graft
Step by step
- 01
Assessment
A full examination with the surgeon who will operate, including scans and measurements. You leave with a written plan and a fixed quote.
- 02
Tissue matching
Donor tissue is arranged through the eye bank; this sets the surgery date.
- 03
Anaesthetic
Local with sedation, or general.
- 04
The procedure
The failing layer is removed and the donor layer positioned with an air bubble. You lie flat afterwards to hold it in place.
Recovery
- Lying flat for periods in the first days is essential
- Vision improves over three to twelve months
- Steroid drops continue for a year or longer
- Any sudden redness, pain or drop in vision means call us immediately
Also in cornea and ocular surface
- from $3,400
Corneal Crosslinking (CXL)
Riboflavin drops and controlled ultraviolet light stiffen the cornea to stop keratoconus getting worse. It halts progression rather than restoring vision already lost, which is why timing matters.
- from $3,400
Keratoconus Surgery
When keratoconus has already distorted the cornea, segments implanted within it can flatten the cone and make vision correctable again with glasses or lenses.
- from $3,100
Pterygium Surgery
Removal of the fleshy growth that creeps across the surface of the eye, with a graft to cover the bare area. The graft is what keeps it from growing back.
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