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Whats the life Span of a Cornea Graft

Posted: Fri 04 Nov 2011 8:08 pm
by house
Its been a while......

Please could anyone tell me how long is the life span of a cornea graft ( because they age )
I dont mean with rejection thay can go thin.........
mine is 24 years old.

Re: Whats the life Span of a Cornea Graft

Posted: Fri 04 Nov 2011 9:40 pm
by Anne Klepacz
Mine are 25yrs and 23yrs. And although there have been a couple of posts in the past from people who have had a regraft around the 25yr mark, I also know people with grafts that are 40yrs old. So I'm hoping mine will stick around as long as I do!
Anne