ISU researcher performs nation's first canine corneal transplant
Ames, Iowa - An Iowa State University researcher restored a 7-year-old dog's deteriorating sight by removing its cloudy cornea and inserting a plastic replacement.
Ames, Iowa — An Iowa State University researcher restored a 7-year-old dog's deteriorating sight by removing its cloudy cornea and inserting a plastic replacement.
Dr. Sinisa Grozdanic, an assistant professor of veterinary clinical sciences, performed what was deemed the nation's first canine corneal transplant. The two-step procedure involves cutting out the dog's cornea and suturing a permanent, artificial cornea to the eye.
Grozdanic says corneal transplants with live donor tissue often fail because of rejection. The plastic cornea used was a prototype that's not yet commercially available.
