keratoplasty
Corneal Transplant
Plain-language definition
Surgical replacement of damaged corneal tissue with healthy donor cornea. Types include full-thickness (penetrating) and partial-thickness (lamellar).
Where this term comes up
“Endothelial keratoplasty is a partial-thickness corneal transplant for the cornea's failed inner pump layer.”
Treatment · Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK / DSAEK)
“Pre-operative planning for endothelial keratoplasty”
Test · Anterior Segment OCT
“Penetrating keratoplasty (corneal transplant), trabeculectomy, vitrectomy, and other intraocular procedures.”
Condition · Endophthalmitis
- Category
- Treatment or procedure
- Also written as
- No alternate forms listed.
Treatment terms describe procedures, surgeries, devices, or treatment strategies used to manage eye and vision conditions.
Related glossary terms
- cornea
Clear Front Window
- endothelium
Inner Cell Lining
- transplant
Tissue Replacement Surgery
- epithelium
Surface Cell Layer
- thinning
Tissue Loss
- Descemet's
Corneal Basement Membrane
A note on medical context
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