Pinhole pupilloplasty is a simple and low-cost solution to restore vision in patients with highly aberrated corneas and can be a valid alternative to corneal transplantation. “This new application ...

But Puente said gay men cannot donate their corneas unless they were celibate for five years before death. He found that, in one year alone, at least 360 men were rejected as cornea donors because ...

Until 2015, men who have had sex with another man weren’t allowed to donate blood – and there were still limits on their donations until last year, when the federal government lifted those.

Yet today, globally, for every 70 diseased eyes, there is only one donor cornea available. There are more than 13 million people bilaterally blind worldwide from corneal disease.

The results of a new study show donor corneas not suitable for transplants may serve as a more effective alternative to traditional tissue for patients needing tissue to cover a glaucoma shunt, ...

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Unfortunately, though, there is a worldwide shortage of donor corneas, meaning that only a small number of people can receive them. Additionally, cornea transplant surgery is quite invasive, plus ...

Colorado woman recalls receiving cornea transplant after battling with eye disease 02:08. November is Eye Donation Month, an effort to boost new organ, eye, and tissue donor registrations and ...

He found that, in one year alone, at least 360 people were rejected as cornea donors because they were men who had had sex with another man in the past five years, or in the past year in the case of ...

They helped this donation happen, from recovery of the cornea to matching it with a recipient. “I think our loved ones, if we donate, they are going to continue living.

The decision to write to your donor’s family is a personal one. For some donor families, receiving a letter from you—the recipient—can help the grieving process. We work with the families of cornea ...