I need a eye transplant, are they effective, expensive, do they need to do both eyes, or just one?

Answer 1

You must mean corneal transplant.

Usually quite effective. Cost to you depends on where you live and whether government health care or private insurance covers it. In Canada, where I live, government health care covers the full cost.

Whether one eye or both are done depends on whether one eye or both has a damaged cornea that can be corrected with a transplant. Only one eye at a time will be done, it takes close to a year to be fully healed.

Answer 2

I assume that you mean corneal transplant??
It was the first transplanted organ and usually the just do the affected eye. Insurance covers the transplant since it is medically necessary.

Answer 3

new procedure that has replace corneal transplants for some patients called a DSEK. just replaces the damaged endothelial cell layer rather than the entire central cornea. faster, safer and faster recovery. ask your doctor