Chinese boy recovers eyesight after cornea transplant from pig
Beijing : A Chinese teenager in Guangdong province has recovered his eyesight after receiving corneal transplant from a pig's eye, the media reported on Friday.
The operation was carried out in February at Guangzhou's Zhongshan University, where doctors decided to extract the cornea -- the protective transparent layer on top of the eye -- from a pig owing to shortage of human corneas, EFE news reported citing local daily Southern Metropolis.
The 14-year-old from the neighbouring Jiangxi province had nearly lost sight in his right eye after he was injured by a firecracker earlier this year.
A week after the operation, the patient began to recover his sight and doctors said his vision was likely to further improve with more treatment.
The operation was carried out in February at Guangzhou's Zhongshan University, where doctors decided to extract the cornea -- the protective transparent layer on top of the eye -- from a pig owing to shortage of human corneas, EFE news reported citing local daily Southern Metropolis.
The 14-year-old from the neighbouring Jiangxi province had nearly lost sight in his right eye after he was injured by a firecracker earlier this year.
A week after the operation, the patient began to recover his sight and doctors said his vision was likely to further improve with more treatment.
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