Healing Injured Eyes
One kind of residual injury likely to be seen from the Sept. 11 attacks is severe eye trauma caused by flying glass, grit and debris from the collapsing buildings. Severe damage to the retina and other eye structures is common following explosions, according to UAB ophthalmologist Robert Morris, M.D. He and his colleagues are world leaders in a treatment called temporary keratoprosthesis (TKP). TKP involves removing a damaged cornea and replacing it with a clear, artificial cornea. This allows surgeons to see clearly into the vitreous and retina, facilitating the repair of damaged structures. After repair of retinal tissues, a donor cornea is implanted. Morris and his team at UAB have done more TKP procedures than any other facility in the world.
Contact Bob Shepard, Media Relations, 205-934-8934 or [email protected].
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