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| Consult your doctor if : |
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| Loss of vision due to corneal opacification. |
| Chemical burns of cornea. |
| Refractive problems due to conical cornea (Keratoconus) |
| Recurrent Pterygium. |
| Corneal infections (Corneal ulcers) leading to complications |
| Corneal decompensation following ocular surgery |
| Contact Lens Related Problems |
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| Facts About C3R: (Cornea Collagen Cross linking and ribo flow) |
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| Done in cases of keratoconus Conical Cornea |
| It Strenghthens the Cornea |
| Stop Progression of disease |
| Dose not Correct the refractive error |
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| Facts About Keratoplasty |
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| One of the most difficult eye surgery procedures. |
| The integrity of all other intraocular structures is a key factor in the ultimate outcome.
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| The ophthalmologist makes every attempt to confirm the retinal and optic nerve function prior to surgery. |
| If a graft rejection occurs then most of the time it can be reversed by early treatment with eye medications alone.
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Consult your Ophthalmologist immediately if you experience pain, increased sensitivity to light, blurring of
vision and redness during post-operative recovery period.
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| Though no assurances of good vision can be made but with advancements in procedure the success rates are high.
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| Irregular refractive status of the eye is inherent to the corneal transplant surgery.
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| The surgeon, from time-to-time, to improve the Vision selectively removes the stitches.
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| Post-operatively, patients should expect a gradual recovery of vision over 2 to 12 months.
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| Spectacle corrections cannot be prescribed till the graft has healed enough to give a stable vision.
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Remember that most rejections occur within the first two years. So the patients should always be cautious during
this period and report any adverse symptoms immediately. Beyond two years the rejection rates are very low.
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| Eye donation & Eye Banks |
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Donated corneas come from a recently deceased person wherein the deceased and his family have made a
noble humanitarian gesture. |
It is merely not sufficient to fill in an eye donation form, rather it is not necessary at all but to impress upon
the near relatives of their decision to do so which they alone have to facilitate after their demise. |
For the eye donation to be of clinical use the eyeballs must be donated preferably within 6 hours of death.
The donation never goes waste and those eyes that cannot be transplanted are submitted for research.
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| Please allow a blood sample also to be withdrawn, as it is necessary for screening purposes. Remember that it is not necessary for life-threatening disorders to be clinically manifest in every individual. At times the infection remains dormant and manifests in the patient transplanted.
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| Eye Banks are non-profit organizations that organize for the retrieval of eyeballs, processing and their transportation. The identity of the donor is always kept a secret. The eye banks charge an amount to cover expenses from the patient to be transplanted. |
| The eye banks have the necessary infrastructure to screen and conduct tests on the eyes and assess their functional viability. It also maintains a registry of its activities.
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| Facilities |
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| Corneal Topography- Computed analysis of the cornea |
| Pachymetry- Analysis of the thickness of the cornea |
| 'C' Lasik – To Correct and remove Spectacles Which is customized to Patients need. |
| Photo-therapeutic keratectomy- Removal of superficial corneal opacities using Excimer LASER. |
| C3R - Done For conical Cornea (Keratoconus) |
| Keratoplasty- Corneal grafting (Full-thickness) |
| Lamellar Keratoplasty- Corneal grafting (Partial-thickness) |
| Bandage Contact Lens |
| Treatment of Corneal Pafecation C3R Surgery for Keratoconus. |
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| Specialist |
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| Dr. Sanjiv Mohan | Dr. Ashu Agarwal | Mrs. Uditi Maheshwari |
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