The new DMEK Cornea Transplant represents the best solution for those suffering from cornea guttata , corneal edema and Fuchs’ Dystrophy. This cornea transplant allows you to see well again just one month after the operation, it is performed without stitches, and has the lowest risk of rejection among all types of cornea transplant. We […]
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 […]
Six days after the DMEK Cornea Transplant for the guttata cornea I went from 6/10 to 10/10 vision. I felt absolutely nothing during or after the surgery. Just three days later I realized I was finally seeing the colors I said I was seeing before but that wasn't the case. Now black is black whereas […]
I have had two corneal transplants for cornea guttata. One in the right eye 9 months ago, the other, in the left eye, about a week ago, going from 5/10 to 9/10 in 5 days. My experience was almost surprising. Before the operations I saw quite poorly and this prevented me from leading a normal […]
What is DMEK? DMEK is the non-invasive cornea transplant for those suffering from cornea guttata , corneal edema and bullous keratopathy. Top experts meet in Lisbon to discuss the latest innovations. The new technique of corneal transplant without stitches allows you to recover your vision in just a month, unlike the traditional cornea transplant which […]
Two years ago I underwent a DMEK cornea transplant in my left eye. About a month ago I underwent a DMEK transplant in my right eye and my vision was 4/10. I noticed the improvements already in the hospital but I actually realized how much my vision quality had improved as soon as I got […]
Chicago – October 2016: DMEK, the new corneal transplant without sutures presented by the maximum experts on the field during the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting in Chicago from 14 to 18 October. DMEK is the new corneal transplant for patients with cornea guttata, corneal edema and Fuch’s Dystrophy. The procedure is performed under local anesthesia […]
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 […]
A few years ago I discovered I had a quite rare disease called “Fuchs’ dystrophy,” which affects the cornea. I had troubles driving and was always seeing through the fog. The fog was getting worse and worse, making it difficult to distinguish different objects. I had great difficulty, even to watch TV. I was considering […]
I performed several operations to correct very high myopia (phakic lens implantation, excimer laser and cataract surgery), subsequently I was diagnosed with corneal edema and underwent DSAEK corneal transplant surgery in Messina. The problem seemed solved, but a year later the transplanted cornea no longer worked and I completely lost my sight in the operated […]
For some years I had noticed that a haze was progressively blurring my vision; In this way I discovered that I was suffering from Fuchs' Dystrophy (cornea guttata) in both eyes. Over the years, my eyesight worsened and I found myself faced with the only possible solution: a cornea transplant. After the initial dismay, I […]
In 2005, after a number of visits and exams, I was diagnosed with Cornea Guttata Corneal Dystrophy and, all doctors told me that the corneal endothelial cells were disappearing and was going to become blind. I looked for second opinions in Sardinia, Italy and Spain, but the answer was always the same. One day my […]
I underwent DMEK (an endothelian cornel transplant) in my right eye over a year ago. The corneal transplant was performed by Dr. Badalà. My vision was very bad, 20/200 in the affected eye and it was bothering the vision I had with my better eye, making it very difficult to use the two eyes together, […]
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 […]
