Keratoplasty Doctors in Jordan

Corneal transplantation (keratoplasty) replaces damaged corneal tissue with healthy donor tissue to restore a clear optical pathway. The cornea is the transparent front window of the eye, and any opacity or severe distortion in it prevents a clear image forming on the retina however healthy the retina may be. Transplantation is considered for corneal opacity or severe distortion that glasses and contact lenses cannot correct: advanced keratoconus, scarring after infection or injury, failure of the inner corneal layer causing chronic swelling, or failure of a previous graft. It is important to know that transplantation is no longer a single procedure: there is **full-thickness grafting** and there is **lamellar grafting**, in which only the damaged part is replaced — the front layer or the inner layer — preserving the remaining corneal layers. Lamellar grafting achieves faster recovery and lower rejection risk when the case suits it, and the choice depends on which layer is affected. Recovery expectations need frankness: **vision returns gradually over months**, sutures may stay a long time and be removed in stages, and many patients need glasses or a contact lens after grafting to reach their best vision. What determines long-term graft success is two things: **adherence to prescribed corticosteroid drops for a long period without stopping them on one’s own, and knowing the signs of graft rejection**. Rejection can occur months or years later, and detecting it early and treating it promptly is what saves the graft — so its signs must be memorised: redness, pain, marked light sensitivity, and declining vision.