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Last updated: 02/17/2009
BOOKS
Boruchoff, S. Arthur, and Richard A. Thoft. "Keratoplasty: Lamellar and Penetrating." In The Cornea, edited by Gilbert Smolin and Richard A. Thoft. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1994.
Brightbill, Frederick...
S., ed. Corneal Surgery. St. Louis: Mosby, 1993.
Bruner, William E., Walter J. Stark, and A. Edward Maumenee. Manual of Corneal Surgery. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1987.
Miller, Stephen J. H. Parsons' Diseases of the Eye, 18th ed. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1990.
Vaughan, Daniel, ed. General Ophthalmology, 14th ed. Stamford: Appleton & Lange, 1995.
PERIODICALS
Kennedy, R. H., et al. "Eye Banking and Screening for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease."Archives of Ophthalmology 119 (May 2001): 721–6.
Watson, B. C., and G. L. White Jr. "Corneal Transplantation."American Family Physician 54 (Nov. 1996): 1945–48.
ORGANIZATIONS
American Academy of Ophthalmology. 655 Beach Street, P.O. Box 7424, San Francisco, CA 94120-7424.
Eye Bank Association of America. 1015 Eighteenth Street NW, Suite 1010, Washington, D.C. 20036. (202) 775-4999.
OTHER
Asbell, Penny A., and Syed M. Ahmad. "New Techniques in Corneal Transplant."Review of Ophthalmology, May 15, 2002 [cited February 20, 2003].
Cimberle, Michela. "New Type of Artificial Cornea Performs Better than Donor Grafts in High-Risk Cases."Ocular Surgery News, June 1, 2002 [cited February 23, 2003].
"Collaborative Corneal Transplantation Studies."National EyeInstitute, October 21, 1999 [cited February 25, 2003].
"Corneal Transplantation."Merck Manual of Diagnosis andTherapy, [cited February 25, 2003].
"Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease."National EyeInstitute, June 2001 [cited March 4, 2003].
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Corneal transplantation, also known as corneal grafting or penetrating keratoplasty, is a surgical procedure where a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by donated corneal tissue which has been removed from a recently deceased individual having no known diseases which might affect the viability of the donated tissue. The cornea is the clear part of eye in front of the iris and pupil. The surgical procedure is performed by ophthalmologists, medical doctors who specialize in eyes, and are often done on an outpatient basis (the patient goes home following surgery).
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Surgeons aim for results of 20/20 or better so that you can perform most daily activities without your glasses. However, there is a possibility that after surgery, you may need to wear reading glasses or corrective lenses for at least some activities.
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