AIIMS Rajkot performs first corneal transplant, saves eye of 65-year-old woman
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rajkot has performed its first corneal transplant surgery, providing emergency treatment to a 65-year-old woman from Kodinar in Gir Somnath district whose severe corneal infection had failed to respond to medical treatment.
The successful keratoplasty marks the commencement of specialised corneal transplantation services at the institute.
The patient had been suffering from infective keratitis for two months and, despite intensive medical treatment, the infection continued to worsen and caused significant damage to her cornea.
Given the severity of the infection, doctors decided to perform an emergency therapeutic corneal transplant.
The procedure aimed to eliminate the infection, preserve the structural integrity of the eye, and maxi...







