FAQs / Can a Glaucoma Patient Use Another Set of Eyes If He/She Can Get from a Donor?

ANSWER:

No, not with currently available medical technology. To date the only “transplantable” ocular tissues are in the front of the eye (conjunctiva, sclera, cornea). Whole eye transplants will likely remain in the realm of science fiction for at least a few more decades (if they ever leave that realm).

Warm regards,
David Richardson, MD
Patient-Focused Ophthalmologist

San Marino Eye
2020 Huntington Drive
San Marino, CA 91108
626.289.7856

Patient-Focused Websites:
New-Glaucoma-Treatments.com
About-Eyes.com

Date: August 28, 2014

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