{"id":91889,"date":"2021-03-22T06:14:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T06:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=91889"},"modified":"2023-09-25T06:13:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T06:13:28","slug":"keratoplasty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/keratoplasty\/","title":{"rendered":"Keratoplasty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A surgical operation to graft corneal tissue from a donor in place of diseased tissue.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Surgical procedure in which diseased tissue of all or part of the cornea of the eye is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor; corneal graft.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An eye operation in which any diseased parts of the cornea are replaced by clear corneal tissue from a donor. All layers of the cornea may be replaced (penetrating keratoplasty) or only some of its layers, the deeper layer remaining (lamellar keratoplasty). In the latter case the thickness of the replacement cornea is correspondingly reduced.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Corneal grafting. The replacement of a cloudy cornea with a transparent one, typically derived from an organ donor.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-7\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Surgical restoration of the eye&#8217;s cornea.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A surgical operation to graft corneal tissue from a donor in place of diseased tissue. Surgical procedure in which diseased tissue of all or part of the cornea of the eye is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor; corneal graft. 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