Cornea Transplant By: Pat, Sarah, & Alex

Location

Located in the nervous system of the body

On the most outer layer of the eye

Function

Helps shield the eye from germs

Functions like a window that controls and focuses the entry of light into the eye

Contributes 65-75% of eyes total focusing power

Information

About 40,000 transplants done each year in the U.S

90% success rate of transplant

At any given time there is 30-50 people waiting for a transplant

Information

Life expectancy is not effected after a cornea transplant

There are no deaths for those who are waiting for a cornea transplant

Reasons for transplant

Cornea failure after an eye surgery

Blindness

Steep curving of the cornea

Fuchs dystrophy

Scarring after an infection

Disqualify

Candidates are screened for physical signs of infection disease or behavior that have put them at risk, such as drug use, or unknown cause of death of donor

Disqualify

Some candidates might be disqualified from receiving a cornea transplant because of eye infection

Sometime blindness can disqualify a candidate

Low vision, risk might be too great

Hospitals

Jefferson Hospital

University Of Colorado Hospital

Etc.

Information On Surgery

Procedure lasts 1-2 Hrs

Cost around $7,500

Cornea Transplant

Both heart beating and non heart beating donors can donate their corneas

Therapy After

Eye drops, and pills

Restrictions:

Use metal shield nightly

Do not bend at waist

No heavy exercise

No swimming for 3 weeks

Heart TransplantsChloe & Shannon

Body System & Location

The heart is part of the circulatory system

It is located in the center- left portion of your chest

Heart’s Function

Pumps oxygen rich blood to every living cell in the body.

Pumps 2,000 gallons of blood a day.

Statistics The U.S. performs

more than 2,000 heart transplants each year.

About 81% of all people who receive heart transplants survive for at least 1 year.

About 75% survive 3 years, and 68% survive 5 years. About 50% survive 10 years.

There are approximately 3,000 patients on the heart transplant waiting list.

10% of those waiting will die.

Wait times vary from days to several months and will depend on a recipient's blood type and condition

Medical Conditions Severe, spreading chest pain that

can no longer be treated with medications or other surgery.

Severe heart failure that medicine or surgery can’t fix.

Heart defects that were present at birth.

Abnormal heart beats that are life threatening and will not respond to other treatments.

Donor Requirements Donor must be brain dead

and no older than 65 years old

Donor can not have a history of heart disease or blood disease (HIV/hepatitis) and must be an organ donor.

Recommend that the donor’s heart not be without blood circulation for more than 4 hours.

Recipient’s Requirements Can’t be malnourished.

Must be under 55 years old

Have had no severe strokes, dementia, HIV, hepatitis or cancer

They can not have insulin-dependent diabetes or other organs that do not work properly

Have kidney, lung, nerve, or liver diseases.

They must not smoke or abuse alcohol and any other drugs.

Where to Go Hahnemann University Hospital

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

University of Pennsylvania Medical Center And Health System

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Temple University Hospital

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Allegheny General Hospital

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Presbyterian

The Procedure Usually 4-12 hours, or

longer.

Expect to stay in the hospital for 7-21 days after receiving a heart.

The cost is $50,000 to $287,00

The average cost is $148,000

Donor doesn’t pay, they’re dead.

Anti-Rejection Meds

Cyclosporin

Prednisone

Tacrolimus

Cell-Cept

Post Surgery Biopsies are done every month

during the first 6 to 12 months after transplant

must take drugs that prevent transplant rejection for the rest of your life.

Go back to normal activies when they feel they are ok—Doctor permitting

Avoid vigorous physical activity.

To make sure that you do not develop coronary disease after a transplant, you will have cardiac catheterization every year.

Post Transplant Diet

Avoid greasy,fatty foods

No MacDonald’s

No smoking

Very restrictive with alcohol and caffeine