Surgeons use pig's cornea to save teen's vision
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Doctors in China were able to save a teen’s vision by using part of a pig’s eye in a rare transplant. The 14-year-old patient, who was not identified, had injured his right eye with a firecracker, Central European News (CEN) reported.
Surgeons at the ophthalmic center of Zhongshan University in Guangzhou, capital of southern Guangdong Province, successfully transplanted a pig’s cornea onto the injured part of the boy’s eye last month, according to CEN. His vision improved within a week.
Lead surgeon professor Yuan Jin said the teen’s vision is expected to improve over time, and that his sight will be comparable to other teens his age, CEN reported.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Surgeons say the success of their surgery may open doors for others, as about five million people in China suffer from corneal blindness.