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Corneal grafts
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Until a few years ago I had never heard of Corneal Grafts. I did know that you could carry a donor card, upon which you could state which, if any of your bodily organs, you would be prepared to donate after death. I also knew that apart from your kidneys and other body parts you could donate your corneas. That was the extent of my knowledge. Then, seven or eight years ago, I worked for a short time in an admin role in my local eye hospital. Managing the consultant's waiting lists brought me face to face, shall we say, with Corneal Grafts. I was still unsure just what this was all about until one piece of information pulled me up short. I was told that scheduling these operations was not always easy as we had to wait for the "material" to become available. In other words we had to wait for a would be donor to pass away and that person's corneas to be found suitable for use......... More |
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