Cornea Transplant Cost in Turkey

Turkey offers its clients/patients the best medical surgery options when it comes to selecting the methodology.

• For conducting an eye surgery/transplant in Turkey, a great amount of stress is laid on the accurate diagnosis of the extent of the damage. Based on this the course of action is designed is tailor-made, suitable to an individual in a given situation.
• Turkey has the most trained medical staff and experienced doctors, who have international degrees from some of the best medical institutions of the world and are thus well equipped with the latest technology and an aptitude to understand and cater to international clients.
• The experienced ophthalmologists analyze the condition of the cornea to rule out any other diseases/issues (blood clotting) that may erupt during the surgery and disrupt it. This could be due to any ongoing treatment, allergies to substances or any adverse medical condition.

A surgical procedure which is cornea transplant keratoplasty for corneal grafting is a procedure to replace the damaged or diseased cornea with a healthy layer of corneal tissue given by the donor.

The three advanced treatments offered are:

Penetrating Keratoplasty:

Also known as full thickness cornea transplant, as an incision is made on the entire thickness of the irregular or infected cornea. A special tool is used to make an accurate circular incision to take out the corneal tissue which is the size of a button. An opening is formed, which is filled by the donor cornea, which is cut to fit in accurately. The area is sutured to keep the new cornea intact. The stitches may be removed by the doctor on a later visit by the doctor.

Endothelial Keratoplasty:

If the damage is in the endothelium, the innermost layer of the cornea, the doctors advise endothelial keratoplasty corneal surgery.
This further could be case specific:

• DSAEK
  Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty
• DMEK
  Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty

Instead of sutures the ophthalmologist uses a small air bubble to hold the placement of the donor tissue by removing the damaged endothelial layer, which is the innermost layer of the tissue and then providing a graft to replace it with the donor tissue.

Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (ALK):

The front and the middle layers are sometimes damaged. This procedure is the line of treatment to restore healthy corneal tissue. This helps those having keratoconus, also termed a Bulging Cornea. A Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK) may be beneficial, also known as a Partial Thickness Corneal transplant.