UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

More info here about potential corneal endothelial cell regeneration (in the transition zone at the periphery of the cornea): Cells. 2019 Oct 12;8(10):1244. doi: 10.3390/cells8101244. Characterization of Human Transition Zone Reveals a Putative Progenitor-Enriched Niche of Corneal Endothelium Gary ...

After DMEK (only grafting endothelium), the time to recover is faster than for PK. The lifespan of the graft after DMEK may be comparable to the lifespan of the graft after PK (possibly sightly lower, more studies about DMEK are necessary).

I've never heard about 'corneal outcomes clinic' at Moorfields.
Thanks for sharing the info that it doesn't exist.

Hi Green,

I'm really sorry to read your cornea story.
I hope that Science can advance as quick as possible to offer you new cornea, and that you can get soon some good news about your cornea.
Take care,

kind regards,
Philippe

Hi Anne, I thank you very much for your very kind response and sharing your story! I'm happy to read that somebody else has the same problem. I'm more relaxed now. I hope the best for your next cataract operation! How old are you now and at what age was your cataract firstly observed? These last day...

Corneal Stromal Regeneration: Current Status and Future Therapeutic Potential Neil Lagali 1 2 Affiliations expand PMID: 31537127 DOI: 10.1080/02713683.2019.1663874 Free article Abstract The corneal stroma comprises 90% of the corneal thickness and is critical for the cornea's transparency and refrac...

Dear all, I'm 43 years old and I got a full corneal graft in my right eyes in 1999 July. This year, a surgeon detected in my right eyes an early cataract. Does anybody have the same observation ? It looks that cataract is accelerated in my right eyes due to full corneal graft transplantation 22 year...

Hi Green and Fernando, thank you sincerely for your replies! The paper of Borderie et al. (2012) "Long-term Results of Deep Anterior Lamellar versus Penetrating Keratoplasty" Vincent M. Borderie, MD, PhD, Otman Sandali, MD, Julien Bullet, MD, Thomas Gaujoux, MD, Olivier Touzeau, MD, PhD, L...

Yes, I have done endothelial cell count for around 10 years now. I have a corneal graft on my right eyes since 1999 July (close to 22 years). My endothelial cell count is around 500 cells/mm².

No in my knowledge, but using DMEK may be a good option for people after failure of 1st penetrating keratoplasty.