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Shaping of a piece of donated cornea to the eye of a patient who has had a cataract removed. Called a living contact lens, the added tissue bends the light to focus on the retina. The technique has been used on babies born with cataracts and also for correction of keratoconus and myopia.<\/p>\n

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A surgical technique wherein the benefactor’s cornea is directly affixed to the recipient’s cornea.<\/p>\n

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