corneal transplant

/ˌkɔrniəl træntsˌplænt/

Other forms: corneal transplants

Definitions of corneal transplant

1. noun

   a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor
   synonyms: corneal graft, keratoplasty

   types:

   epikeratophakia

   using a piece of donated corneal tissue to repair the eye of someone who has had a cataract removed

   type of:

   anaplasty, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery

   surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue

   organ transplant, transplant, transplantation

   an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)