The gift of sight – a cornea transplant
April 3, 2009 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
When most of us think of organ transplants, we usually think of the biggies, like the heart, the kidney, the liver – and that’s ok because it’s what we hear most about. But there’s a lesser known one that may not save a life, but it sure changes a whole life around: a cornea transplant.
When Tricia Carlisle-Northcutt, founder of Right Brain Strategies & PR , was 16 years old, she was diagnosed with an eye disorder called keratoconus . According to the National Keratoconus Foundation , “Keratoconus, often abbreviated to “KC”, is a non-inflammatory eye condition in which …read more




