The Cornea Transplant is a safe and fast intervention thanks to the innovations of 2024. DMEK is the new type of corneal transplantat which brings great advantages: Fast recovery of vision, Low risk of rejection. In the DMEK, only 1% of the cornea is transplanted. The cornea is the front and transparent part of the eye, […]
News on Corneal Transplant and information about before, during and after the transplant. Cutting-edge Cornea Transplant Center provides useful information to deal with transplant in efficiency and safety in Milan and Catania. What’s new with the cornea transplant? It is a very different intervention than some years ago. If the front of the cornea is […]
Artificial cornea transplant is the last frontier for those suffering from serious corneal diseases. Often in these circumstances, traditional cornea transplant is not a valid alternative. The number of artificial cornea transplant operations in the world has grown significantly every year since 2002, when new, more biocompatible and effective artificial cornea models became available. […]
Five days ago I had the DMEK cornea transplant for the guttate cornea. It scared me so much because sight is essential. Surprisingly, simply in four days , or rather three (because I have already seen myself since the third day after the operation) everything has completely changed for the better . From the operated […]
Cornea transplant today is no longer as invasive as it used to be, in most cases it is a selective cornea transplant where the entire cornea is no longer replaced but only the diseased part of the cornea, leaving the patient’s healthy part of the cornea with recovery times. extremely fast recovery. The news on […]
Three weeks after the DMEK corneal transplant I went from 3/10 to 8/10 , today I see much clearer, much clearer, whereas before I couldn't see, it almost seemed like I had a sheet of tissue paper in front of my eyes which now no longer exists, there is no more. I see very bright […]
Five days after the DMEK cornea transplant for cornea guttata I can say in disbelief that I did not feel any pain either during or after the operation. The eye has always been perfect, I have never felt pain , just a small annoyance but nothing important, I never imagined not feeling anything as I […]
I am 23 years old and I had a cornea transplant 4 months ago due to keratoconus. During the surgery I didn't feel anything because it was carried out under total anesthesia and, contrary to what they say, I didn't wear the bandage after the transplant except for a few hours. From the day after […]
In 2006 I discovered that I already had cornea guttata (Fuchs' dystrophy). I saw more and more blurrily and the only solution offered to me by several ophthalmologists was a corneal transplant , but everyone said that it was something to be done perhaps in many years; Meanwhile I could see less and less and […]
I recently (about two weeks ago) underwent corneal transplant surgery for my right eye which has been affected by keratoconus for over 10 years. I have chosen to have this intervention done abroad and I reached Dr. Badala. I was calm a few days before the surgery, but when the day came I got quite […]
I have had keratoconus in both eyes for about 20 years, when I had a cornea transplant in my right eye with great results, despite pain, tearing and visual difficulty, which lasted about six months. Ten years ago I underwent surgery to insert intrastomal rings (Intacs) in my left eye and to this day I […]
I met Dr. Badalà with a vision of 20/100 in each eye as a result of advanced Keratoconus. Other doctors did not advice for surgery. In two months I overcome my fear and I underwent corneal transplant surgery. Immediately before entrance in the operating room, Dr. Badalà and the nursing team were joking with me, […]
Treating keratoconus with corneal transplant is an option when keratoconus is in an advanced phase.Traditional corneal transplant is today not that frequent, in favor of the more innovative DALK technique. Traditional corneal transplant consists in substituing the whole central cornea with a new cornea portion (about 8mm) coming from a donor. This portion is going […]
Staminal cells transplant today offers the possibility to cure some corneal diseases. In the future it will probably be possible to treat retina disease as well: research here is still at an initial phase. Several patients can benefit from staminal cells transplant: People with damaged corneal epithelium caused by acid, lime, or other chemicals burn, […]
The latest news in corneal transplant for keratoconus is the anterior lamellar corneal transplant (DALK). This transplant consists in replacing the anterior portion of the corneal tissue (stroma). It is suggested in case of: keratoconus (for cornea that have no damages in the Descernet membrane) superficial corneal scars caused by traumas or infections. The anterior […]
Corneal endothelium transplant is becoming the more widespread kind of transplant. It is performed in case of corneal edema caused by cornea guttata or bullous keratopathy. This transplant consists in the replacement of the only damaged inner layer (endothelium), instead of the whole cornea. The biggest advantage of the corneal endothelium transplan is the vision […]
Artificial cornea is the biggest innovation for corneal diseases. There are several kinds: the most used is the Boston artificial cornea (keratoprosthesis) that Dr. Badalà implanted for the first time in Italy in 2008: now he performs such surgery on a regular basis in Milan and Catania. There’s a new artificial cornea model that is […]
