{"id":232,"date":"2019-08-28T17:24:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T17:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/?page_id=232"},"modified":"2020-10-12T15:24:27","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T22:24:27","slug":"cornea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/specialties\/cornea\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornea"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"232\" class=\"elementor elementor-232\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5015178 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5015178\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8835b8\" data-id=\"a8835b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd62e60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd62e60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cornea-Web-banner-groups-2048x639.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-7764\" alt=\"Cornea Lasik doctors Medical Eye Center\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cornea-Web-banner-groups-2048x639.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cornea-Web-banner-groups-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cornea-Web-banner-groups-1024x319.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cornea-Web-banner-groups-768x240.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Cornea-Web-banner-groups-1536x479.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46d0718 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46d0718\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4cfdab\" data-id=\"f4cfdab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b7c423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b7c423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cornea and Corneal Transplantation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edd317a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edd317a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe cornea is the clear surface on the front of your eye. Serious, irreversible vision problems can occur when the cornea becomes diseased or damaged. Such conditions include:\n<ul>\n \t<li><a title=\"Keratoconus\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/eye-care-education\/keratoconus\/\">Keratoconus<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a title=\"Fuchs\u2019 Corneal Dystrophy\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/eye-care-education\/fuchs-corneal-dystrophy\/\">Fuchs\u2019 corneal dystrophy<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a title=\"Corneal Disease\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/eye-care-education\/corneal-disease\/\">Corneal disease<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>Corneal trauma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-774070e\" data-id=\"774070e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d3e349 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7d3e349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p><var style=\"width: 100%; padding-top: 2.25%; padding-bottom: 0px; display: block;\" data-presentation=\"59256f67-47ee-4395-4a1e-44a84b3c482e\" data-loaded=\"true\"><a style=\"display: none;\" href=\"\/\/showecho.com\/theater\/59256f67-47ee-4395-4a1e-44a84b3c482e\"><font style=\"font-size:100%\" my=\"my\">View Video<\/font><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom: 56.25%; position: relative;\"><iframe src=\"\/\/share.rendia.com\/whitelabel\/load\/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRpY2FsZXllY2VudGVyLmNvbS9jb3JuZWEv\/59256f67-47ee-4395-4a1e-44a84b3c482e\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Rendia Embed Player\" onload=\"this.style.visibility = &quot;visible&quot;\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: none; visibility: visible;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/var><script src=\"\/\/showecho.com\/whitelabel\/embed_js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><br><font style=\"font-size:100%\" my=\"my\"><\/font><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2fe448 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2fe448\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5619e6c\" data-id=\"5619e6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af30141 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af30141\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In severe cases, a corneal transplant may help restore vision. Corneal transplants are the most common kind of transplants in the United States. About 50,000 corneal transplants take place each year. Corneal transplants are used to treat persistent corneal infections, corneal dystrophies (a clouding of the cornea), traumatic corneal injuries, and corneal scars that cannot be corrected by other therapies. During a corneal transplant, the damaged portion of the cornea is removed and replaced with a new cornea that is shaped to fit your eye.<\/p><p>In addition to receiving the same training as other general eye surgeons, cornea specialists\u00a0<a title=\"Matt Oliva, MD\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/our-providers\/matt-oliva-md\/\">Dr. Matt Oliva<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/our-providers\/john-welling-md\/\">Dr. John Welling<\/a>\u00a0completed an additional year of intensive surgical training for procedures involving the cornea. This training, coupled with many years of experience, makes Drs. Oliva and Welling exceptionally qualified to perform corneal transplantation procedures.<\/p><p>If you\u2019ve been diagnosed with corneal disease, Dr. Oliva or Dr. Welling will work hand-in-hand with you to determine the best possible course of action. Medicare and most insurance plans will cover the cost of a corneal transplant. If you have any questions or concerns, please\u00a0<a title=\"Contact Medical Eye Center\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/contact\/\">call our offices<\/a>\u00a0in Medford or Grants Pass. We\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b8c26b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b8c26b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb94326\" data-id=\"bb94326\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b7066 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"97b7066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f784ab7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f784ab7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-044d179\" data-id=\"044d179\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81d0bdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81d0bdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get EyeSmart<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b27dfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b27dfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Visit the American Academy of Ophthalmology\u2019s webpage on\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 17px;\" title=\"corneal transplantation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geteyesmart.org\/eyesmart\/diseases\/corneal-transplant.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corneal Transplantation.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ce6acc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ce6acc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f7edba\" data-id=\"0f7edba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f3ff61 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4f3ff61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f1e49a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f1e49a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f3c2b1\" data-id=\"5f3c2b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d213cfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d213cfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Corneal Cross-Linking<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b385e07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b385e07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/resources\/eye-care-education\/corneal-cross-linking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a> about this newly-approved treatment!<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc2c1a7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bc2c1a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a11881d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a11881d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e80ad0\" data-id=\"3e80ad0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ec990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4ec990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Second-Suns-Thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6755\" alt=\"Second Suns book cover\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-754ffb5\" data-id=\"754ffb5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6419b97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6419b97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Giving Back<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5945dd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5945dd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Matt Oliva is a board member and co-medical director of the Himalayan Cataract Project, which is the subject of a new book by Random House called\u00a0<i>Second Suns<\/i>. It tells the story of the international non-profit\u2019s work restoring vision to people in the poorest communities of Asia and Africa.\u00a0<a title=\"Himalayan Cataract Project\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/himalayan-cataract-project\/\">Learn more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cornea and Corneal Transplantation The cornea is the clear surface on the front of your eye. Serious, irreversible vision problems can occur when the cornea becomes diseased or damaged. Such conditions include: Keratoconus Fuchs\u2019 corneal dystrophy Corneal disease Corneal trauma View Video In severe cases, a corneal transplant may help restore vision. Corneal transplants are &#8230; <a title=\"Cornea\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/specialties\/cornea\/\" aria-label=\"More on Cornea\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":27,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/232"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7766,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/232\/revisions\/7766"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}