March 24, 2017
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Cornea is the front part of our eyes. It is the transparent part of our eye that covers the pupil, iris and retina.
Corneal Transplant is a surgical procedure where a portion of our cornea is removed and replaced with a portion of the cornea from a donor. Corneal Transplant also known as keratoplasty is performed 400,000 times in America only. With this numbers, we can only imagine the importance of this procedure.
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bleeding, eye, glaucoma, immune system, medication, retina, strenuous activities, transplant procedure
January 18, 2013
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The pancreas is an organ of the body that has a size of a hand. The pancreas is behind the lower part of the stomach. The pancreas creates insulin and enzymes that support the body’s in digesting the food intake and the usage of it. All over the pancreas are clusters of cells called the islets of Langerhans, these are composed of many different cells that include the beta cells that are the maker of the insulin.
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general anesthesia, insulin dependence, islet transplantation, transplant procedure