can a single cornea of alive person be donated to a blind person.........................coz we can live with one eye....just as we can live with one kidney
2007-09-11 08:11:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Optical
This would not be necessary as most corneas come from organ donors and there is an over abundance that are out there that go unused from non-living donors. There is no shortage of harvestable corneas for most areas. So, living donors are not needed in most places.
2007-09-11 11:41:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
At this point, we do not have the technology to use the entire eye in transplants...just the cornea. That is "harvested" from a dead person. While, in theory, a living person could donate an eye, I've never heard of it being done. Corneas are one of the most frequently donated tissue, and thankfully, since anyone can receive a cornea (unlike other tissues), there isn't much of a problem getting one if you need it.
2016-05-17 07:27:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not w/o ruining the donor's eye. the donor would lose THEIR ENTIRE EYE, not just the cornea.
so in theory it might be possible, but even if you didnt mind being one-eyed for the rest of time (??) i doubt you'd find a surgeon who would do this for you. hippocratic oath: firstly, do no harm.
besides...corneas are plentiful! there are plenty of corneas to go around. plenty of people expiring at the local hispital every day with healthy corneas. corneas dont have to be a "match"...they dont have to be typed & cross matched b/c there are no blood vessels in a normal cornea.
this is a terrible idea. give it up. if you think you know someone who needs a cornea, they're going to have to get it from a cadaver.
2007-09-11 08:54:14 · answer #3 · answered by princeidoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theoretically, it is possible for a living person to donate the said cornea. But the donor would lose his depth perception: That's what we have two eyes for.
2007-09-11 08:17:13 · answer #4 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try to live just one day with an eye closed, and I swear you will get the right answer... What I could say is that we can live with just an eye working, but it would'n be the same but, maybe you have reasons enough to do it.
2007-09-11 08:21:24 · answer #5 · answered by [e$° 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋