Cornea Transplants
It really is a modern day medical miracle; with your help we can take a donated cornea, transplant it into the eye of a person suffering from cornea disease, and make a blind person see!
Here's how it happens:
The cornea (the window to the eye) of a person suffering from cornea disease has become cloudy. No light can get in and the person is functionally blind.
The cornea from a donor is lovingly removed. Then it’s evaluated for quality and prepared for implantation.
The prepared cornea is inserted into the patient’s eye. To reduce risk, only one eye is done at a time.
The cornea is held in place with tiny sutures that the surgeon will remove during follow-up visits after the surgery.
After healing from the surgery a person can completely recover their sight. They can see again!
The cornea transplants your donations make possible are happening all over the world. SightLife uses efficient, best-in-class practices for collecting, evaluating and preparing corneas. And we work with some of the best eye care centers and hospitals in the world to perform the surgeries.
But what we’re most excited about is that you can completely restore someone’s sight for just $120. That’s all it takes to make a blind person see. The development of the technology that makes this happen is wonderful, but your generosity can completely turn around the life of a person who can’t see.
Imagine being blind for ten years because of cornea disease and being too poor to afford the treatment you need. Imagine your joy when you heard someone was paying for you to receive two corneas — and see again. Imagine seeing your children for the first time in ten years, and seeing your grandchildren for the first time.
It’s indescribable joy. And you can make it happen for a person for just $120.
