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Surgery to replace the clear outer covering of the eye (cornea). The donor cornea is taken from a recently deceased person who has agreed to donate his or her eyes after death. Penetrating keratoplasty is performed in people who have had diseases or injuries that scar their own corneas and leave them with little or no vision. Penetrating keratoplasty is highly successful in restoring or improving sight.<\/p>\n

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Surgery to replace the clear outer covering of the eye (cornea). The donor cornea is taken from a recently deceased person who has agreed to donate his or her eyes after death. Penetrating keratoplasty is performed in people who have had diseases or injuries that scar their own corneas and leave them with little or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-p"],"yoast_head":"\nPenetrating keratoplasty - Definition of Penetrating keratoplasty<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Surgery to replace the clear outer covering of the eye (cornea). The donor cornea is taken from a recently deceased person who has agreed to donate his or her eyes after death. 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