Definition

1. Noun:
   • A corneal transplant is a surgical procedure in which a damaged or diseased cornea is partially or completely replaced with healthy corneal tissue from a donor.

Usage

• The term corneal transplant is used to describe the medical operation itself.
• It is a formal, clinical term. In less formal contexts, people may refer to it as a "cornea transplant" or "cornea graft."
• It is often discussed in contexts involving ophthalmology, vision restoration, and organ/tissue donation.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The patient's vision improved dramatically after the corneal transplant.
  • A successful corneal transplant can restore sight to someone with corneal scarring.
  • The surgeon scheduled the corneal transplant for next month.

Advanced Usage

• "to undergo a corneal transplant": to have the surgery performed on oneself.
  • She had to undergo a corneal transplant after the chemical accident.
• "donor tissue for a corneal transplant": the healthy cornea used in the procedure.
  • The eye bank provided the donor tissue for the corneal transplant.

Variants and Related Words

• Keratoplasty (n): The technical medical term for corneal transplant surgery.
  • Penetrating keratoplasty is a type of full-thickness corneal transplant.
• Cornea graft (n): A synonym often used interchangeably with corneal transplant.
  • The cornea graft was accepted by the patient's body without rejection.
• Transplant (n/v): The general act of transferring tissue or an organ from one body to another.
  • Corneal tissue is one of the most commonly transplanted tissues.

Synonyms

• Cornea graft
• Keratoplasty (medical term)

Related Phrases

• Corneal rejection: A complication where the recipient's immune system attacks the transplanted cornea.
  • Medication is used to prevent corneal rejection after the transplant.
• Eye bank: A facility that collects, evaluates, and distributes donated corneas for transplantation.
  • The cornea was preserved at the eye bank before the surgery.

Noun

1. a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor