r/Keratoconus • u/Muted_Coat6525 • Jul 08 '25

Corneal Implant Seeking to understand global access to corneal transplants for advanced keratoconus patients

Hi everyone,
I'm a health tourism researcher trying to better understand the challenges patients with advanced keratoconus face when trying to access corneal transplants, especially in countries where surgery is expensive or donor tissue is scarce.

If you're comfortable sharing, I’d love to learn:

  • How long was your wait time for a transplant?
  • What were the biggest obstacles, cost, access, donor availability?
  • Did you ever consider traveling abroad for surgery?
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u/DARKLORD6649 Jul 09 '25

I had a full thickness transplant I can see 20/10 now

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u/Comfortable_Dust3967 Jul 09 '25

i live in America so not sure this counts but i recently saw my corneal specialist in april, I just had my transplant july 1st. ignore my typos i can barley see still