Corneal transplant is the most commonly performed organ transplant in the United States and, when performed on otherwise healthy patients, has a success rate of 90 percent. Dr. Piracha is a highly-skilled corneal specialist who has performed numerous corneal transplants successfully.

Unlike most organ transplants, matching of donor and recipient is not necessary with a corneal transplant. This makes the wait for a donor cornea a matter of days or weeks instead of the months associated with liver and other organ transplants, and allows scheduling of the surgery at the convenience of the surgeon and patient.

At the John Kenyon American Eye Institute, our surgeons also perform other innovative corneal techniques such as INTACSsm for keratoconus and endothelial cell transplants, a partial transplant procedure that usually bears significantly less risk and quicker recovery time than a full corneal transplant.

If you or a loved one suffers from corneal disease of any kind, call the John-Kenyon American Eye Institute today at 1-800-DIAL-EYE.