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   The National Eye Institute (NEI) states that the cornea is the outermost level of the human eye. It is a clear, dome-shaped structure in the front of the eye. About 65 per hundred to 75 per hundred of the eye's focusing power arrives from the cornea.
   Natural Healing
   The cornea has self-repair power and can handle secondary wounds without intervention. Healthy units cover up for wounds directly and avert infection. Deeper wounds might need expert assist, for example a corneal transplant, states the NEI.
   Corneal Transplant
   When lightweight will not come to the retina because the cornea is impaired or unhealthy, the marked cornea is restored with a wholesome one. The centered piece of the cloudy cornea is restored with the clear cornea from a donor, which is generally got through an eye bank, the NEI says.
   Phototherapeutic Keratectomy (PTK)
   PTK values a computer-controlled excimer laser. Microscopically slim levels of unhealthy or impaired corneal tissues are vaporized, and exterior irregularities are etched away. New tissues augment over the glossy area. PTK has been utilised competently to heal corneal dystrophies, corneal blemishes and certain corneal diseases, the NEI says.
   An ABC News accounts said that researchers can now restore a person's impaired cornea with his own cornea developed in a lab through arise cells.

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