The cornea is the only structure of the eye that can be successfully transplanted for visual restoration. Currently, cornea transplant has undergone may advances and involves layer by layer transplants, which have highly increased the success chances of this operation. The best Cornea Treatment In Malad is done at Raghu Kamal’s Super Speciality Eye Hospital. In this procedure, the blood of the deceased donor is first screened for transmissible diseases like HIV/HCV etc. After this the donor cornea undergoes a “Specular Microscopy” which is a test to analyse the health of the cells of the donated cornea tissue. Based on the result, the donors can be divided for various uses. Cornea Treatment In Malad at Raghu Kamal’s Super Speciality Eye Hospital is 100% safe and secured. A THERAPEUTIC KERATOPLASTY is a type of cornea transplant that is performed for patients with massive cornea infections which have not come under control with drops, or which have potential to spread deeper and damage the entire eye. In this procedure, the diseased cornea is replaced with a donor cornea for the purpose of only controlling the corneal infection. The patient may require a second surgery for visual correction. OPTICAL KERATOPLASTY is a corneal transplant that is solely done for the visual function of the patient. Cornea Treatment In Malad at Raghu Kamal’s Super Speciality Eye Hospital offers you this Speciality. Cornea transplants can further be divided into full-thickness or Partial-thickness (LAMELLAR) surgery. This is based on the layer of the cornea that is damaged and replaced.Cornea Treatment In Malad. In full thickness or Penetrating Keratoplasty, the entire diseased cornea is removed and replaced with donor tissue of full thickness of the corneal button. LAMELLAR surgeries are advanced surgeries, where only the damaged tissue is replaced. i.e. either only the front of the cornea or the back of the cornea. This basically means that one donor cornea can be used for 2 different surgeries and help 2 individuals gain sight ! DALK- Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty is a cornea transplant surgery that involves removing only the front damaged layers of the cornea and the back remains the patients own layer. DSEK- Descemet’s Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty is a cornea transplant surgery where only the last damaged layer of the eye is replaced, the front layers are the patient’s own. The cornea transplant cost is higher for lamellar surgery because of the surgeon skill and equipment used to get better results. These surgeries are preferred since they reduce chances of cornea rejection after transplant surgery. Cornea Treatment In Malad at Raghu Kamal’s Super Speciality Eye Hospital is really affordable, safe and done by the best doctors in the industry.