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How soon can you see after a corneal transplant?
Your eye patch will be removed soon after surgery. Everything may be blurry for the first year or two.
Is there cures for blindness?
Yes, you could get an eye transplant. Laser eye surgery is also a possibility.
Is there such a thing as an iris transplant of the eye?
As of August 2014, it is not possible to perform an eye transplant on a person using the eye of an animal. This is due to the shape of animal eyes being incorrect for a human eye socket, and the fact that the mechanics of an animal's eyes are far too complex to be attached to a human's optic nerve.
The first corneal transplant in the country?
he pioneered corneal transplant in our country
What made Christiaan Barnard famous?
The reason Cristiaan Barnard is famous is because he was the first person to perform a heart transplant.
First succesfull Kidney Transplant?
The first successful kidney transplant was performed to the Herrick twins in 1954.
Who was the first person to undergo a face transplant?
Isabelle Dinoire was the recipient of the first facial transplant in 2005.
Can you have an eye replace?
You cannot have a total eye replacement because the optic nerve cannot regenerate itself, but a transplant of the corneas is possible.
Which type of organ transplant did Christian Barnard first perform in 1967?
That was a heart transplant.
Would it be possible to donate an eye?
No, it is not possible to do an eye transplant, because we are unable to splice together the optic nerve. However, it is possible to donate part of an eye, the cornea.
Why when a person is first diagonosed with kidney failure they are put on dialysis first rather than a transplant?
It is very hard to find a kidney transplant. In some countries it can take several years before you can get a transplant.
When you get an eye transplant can you see out of it?
So..clearly this transplant is possible....i watched a movie called seven pounds which is the most historically accurate movie ive ever seen and woody Allen gets his eyes transplanted during the movie. Clearly he could see during the movie and Hollywood never lies.
