An 85-year-old woman who has a degenerative eye condition has said a vital cornea transplant now means she can care for her husband, who is living with dementia.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a landmark achievement, Thiruvananthapuram General Hospital has successfully performed a corneal ...

A special meeting was held in Philadelphia for two families linked through an eye-opening transplant. Debbie Krigstein's vision was restored following a cornea transplant, and she got a chance to meet ...

We need to remember a few facts about this study. It was only for eyes with endothelial dysfunction causing corneal edema -- that is, not for keratoconus, stromal dystrophies, or corneal scars. The ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — October means the start of fall-winter, pumpkins and Halloween decorations but it's also the peak of flu season. One WCNC Charlotte viewer wanted to know if they should still get ...

The first-ever corneal stem-cell transplants in the U.S. proved feasible and safe, allowed patients to receive new corneas, and in some cases improved vision as a solo procedure, a small preliminary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ophthalmologists should look for alternatives to corneal transplants whenever possible. Cross-linking and ...

November marks National Eye Donation Month — a time to recognize the donors whose generosity gives others the gift of sight. One Utahn knows that gift firsthand. What began as an unexpected medical ...

Some 500 patients have waited for more than a year for a sight-saving cornea donation, with new figures revealing a critical shortage across England. More than 4,000 individuals are on the waiting ...

It's a day trip to the Potawatomi Zoo for the Chavez family. Oliver Chavez, a four year old from South Bend is now able to visit and see all the different animals ...

Thiruvananthapuram General Hospital has created history by successfully performing a corneal transplant surgery, the first of its kind to be conducted at a district-level hospital in India. The ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...