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Cornea Replacement
Greetings Doctors, my father is blind ,doctors told us to wait for CORNEA REPLACEMENT. it has been 4months , there's no calls from the hospital.. How long is this going to take. Can we just go to any hospital to get it done quickly
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You can register yourself at multiple hospitals , it will increase the chance of getting a call for corneal transplantation
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You should consult as many hospital as you can , as the cornea is available they will call you.
What is the diagnosis why you want cornea transplant?
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Yes you can consult multiple hospitals and get registered. You can go to The first hospital that gives you a call. But please make sure that prior to surgery , all tests and investigations are done.
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Dr. Gaurav Garg
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
9 yrs exp
Delhi
Preferably you can register yourself at other hospitals too, so as to avail the corneal transplant surgery sooner.
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Dr. Azher Lodhi
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
10 yrs exp
Aurangabad
You can register at multiple hospital.
Higher chances of getting call with that.
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Dr. Awanjala Varshney
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
23 yrs exp
Aligarh
There are certain private centres where waiting time is about 7-10 days.
Best thing is to register at multiple hospitals so as to increase the chances of early call.
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Dr. Rutvi Parikh
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
11 yrs exp
Vadodara
Yes please register at multiple super speciality hospital
They call according to priority
Till that please
Avoid rubbing
Maintain hygiene
Continue meditation
Avoid strain
Avoid weight lifting
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
46 yrs exp
Hyderabad
It all depends upon the availability of cornea. Corneal donation has to be increased.Awareness has to improve. Pl register in superspeciality eyes hospital. You will et a call.pl consult ophthalmologist for further evaluation and treatment.
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