Doesn poor vision, caused by diseases such as cataracts and glaucoma, rule out potential eye donation?
• Not normally. Only patients who have had surgery on the anterior portion of their eyes (for example, lasik, radial keratotomy or other refractive procedures) cannot donate their corneas for transplant. The cornea, the part of the eye that is most often transplanted, is not affected by most diseases that cause poor vision. Even a donor who was legally blind can restore 20/20 vision to a recipient in need.
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