Autokeratoplasty

Autokeratoplasty is a surgical procedure to transplant the cornea from one eye of a patient to another eye of the same patient.

This surgery is performed to treat various corneal diseases such as keratoconus, corneal dystrophies, scarring and corneal opacities.

During autokeratoplasty, a damaged area of ​​the cornea of ​​one eye is removed and replaced with a healthy cornea from the other eye of the same patient. This allows you to maintain the transparency of the cornea and restore vision.

The advantage of this operation is the minimal risk of rejection of the transplanted cornea, since it is taken from the same patient. In addition, corneal tissue has low immunogenicity.

Autokeratoplasty is often used for unilateral corneal diseases, when the patient's second eye is a donor of a healthy cornea. This allows you to achieve good results in restoring vision.

Autoceramics is a special type of replacement of the damaged cornea of ​​the eye. During the operation, the patient receives his own epithelial cells (the layer covering the cornea), which were previously taken from another part of the eye or sprouted from other cells. Thus, along with the replacement of the damaged layer of the front part of the eye, not only photosensitivity is restored, but also a full-fledged natural protective barrier of the eye from dust, infections and microbes. The operations are carried out using modern technologies that make it possible to preserve the useful function of the eye, in particular binocular vision and the ability to drive a car, even if the operation is performed in cosmetically important areas of the face.