Singer Yang Hee-eun reveals cancer surgery in April, cornea transplant in June

Singer Yang Hee-eun has revealed that she underwent cancer surgery in April — a disclosure she made only recently. She had previously shared that she was recov ...
Forbes

Transform Your Vision With The Next Generation Of Corneal Transplants

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...
The Boston Globe

Claes Dohlman, who restored sight with artificial cornea, dies at 101

Claes Dohlman, an ophthalmologist whose research into diseased and damaged eyes led to the development of an artificial cornea that restored vision to thousands of patients considered unsuitable for ...
Case Western Reserve University

Newer Cornea Transplant Surgery Shows Short- and Long-term Promise

CLEVELAND - One year post-surgery, patients who underwent Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) experienced greater cell loss overall compared to those who underwent ...
Medical Xpress

Transformative eye research expands donor pool for corneal transplant patients

Many eye banks won't accept corneas from donors with diabetes, concerned they might be harder to prepare for transplant surgery or are more likely to fail. The implication is that the number of ...
Becker's ASC

Study: Newer Cornea Transplant Surgery Shows Promise in Long Term

A new study comparing Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) with penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), a more established procedure for cornea transplant, suggests that potential ...