New Cornea Transplant Technique Provides Improved Vision, Faster Recovery

A new cornea transplant technique called DMEK provides significantly improved vision and faster recovery from surgery than standard cornea transplants.
On Saturday, July 27, Chicago-area ophthalmologists will learn about the technique in a hands-on demonstration.

Media are invited to cover the demonstration, which begins at 10:30 a.m. at Loyola’s Stritch School of Medicine, 2160 S. First Ave., Maywood.

Fourteen ophthalmologists will practice the technique on cadaver eyes donated by the Illinois Eye Bank. It will be the first Chicago-area DMEK demonstration of its kind.