Eye Surgery
NIH study finds donor corneas can be safely preserved for longer period
Results from a large, national clinical trial show that corneal donor tissue can be safely stored for 11 days without negatively impacting the success of transplantation surgery to restore vision in people with diseases of the cornea. The cornea...
Posted on: 11/13/17 - 1:28 pm
Eye Surgery on Histoplasmosis Lesions Provides Limited Benefits
For most patients with abnormal blood vessels in the eye, either as a delayed complication from a fungus infection called histoplasmosis or from unknown causes, surgery will not likely improve vision. However, for those patients whose vision had...
Posted on: 07/14/14 - 3:45 pm