Their removal is the oldest and most common surgical procedure in ophthalmology - one which dates back before recorded history. Bascom Palmer's corneal and external physicians perform more than 1,500 procedures annually.
Corneal transplants are one of medicine's most successful transplant operations.
More than 250 procedures are performed at Bascom Palmer annually. No other academic eye center in the United States has an external corneal service quite like that of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. The most comprehensive - addressing not only the traditional range of corneal and external diseases, but an additional level of rare and unusual problems, many of which overlap other ophthalmic and medical conditions. Ophthalmology's leading authority on endophthalmitis, a rare infection of the eye's vitreous fluid and contents which occasionally follows intraocular surgery or trauma. A national leader in the diagnosis and treatment of eye infections caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses and parasites.