Donating eye
Question:
On 17 Jan 2004 08:26:21 -0800, eyegu…@aol.com (Rick Cohn, M.D.) wrote: >The sclera >(outer wall of the eye) can also be used to wrap prosthetic eyes
Wow, I didn’t know that. That is truly amazing. Leigh — Consequences, shmonsequences, as long as I’m rich. - D. Duck
Response:
r_sha…@yahoo.com (shammi) wrote in message <news:8d19291d.0401161200.6ce69395@posting.google.com>… > Hi > If a person is suffering from glaucoma, is it possible to improve the > vision of such a person, if someone donates an eye to him. > thanks > Shammi
No it is not…as people with glaucoma know, the optic nerve does not heal or regenerate, and that’s what gets damaged in glaucoma. You can’t cut an optic nerve and sew another in its place. When an eye is donated, the only part that can be used by another is the cornea (the front window on the eye) for people who have cloudy corneas from a corneal dystrophy or a scar from trauma or infection. The sclera (outer wall of the eye) can also be used to wrap prosthetic eyes or seal defects in the wall of a recipient’s eye. Optic nerves, unfortunately, can’t be shared. –Rick Cohn, MD Glaucoma Specialist Winter Park, FL
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Hi If a person is suffering from glaucoma, is it possible to improve the vision of such a person, if someone donates an eye to him. thanks Shammi
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