Nope.: For a corneal transplant to work well the graft needs to be healthy and normally thick. A lasik or prk treated cornea is weakened and thinner than normal and will be unstable for use as a graft.
Answered 11/28/2017
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Yes: The eye bank may or may not accept the cornea for a transplant but should be accepted for research purposes.
Answered 9/30/2012
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Yes: Yes. Your corneas can still be used for posterior lamellar keratoplasty (dlek, dsaek). These procedures only replace the posterior layers of the cornea.
Answered 10/10/2012
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