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The intervention was carried out with a new technique that was launched at the Miguel Servet Hospital.
Celia Latorre, 66, from Zaragoza, underwent surgery in 2015. a cornea transplant from the left eye with a novel technique which was launched in the Miguel Servet Hospital. The following year she underwent surgery again to undergo surgery.
"I was in the waiting list and when they offered me this alternative, which consisted of not transplanting the entire cornea, I didn't think about it," she remembers. She was one of the first transplanted with this procedure in Aragon. The recovery was very quick: "On the second day I could see perfectly." "First I had cataract surgery and a month later they did the transplant surgery," she explains. Then, she says, she was already retired early: "If I had been working I would not have been able to continue working, because the illness limited me a lot." "I haven't driven for three years and since the transplant I can lead a normal life", resume.
Every six months he goes for a check-up and every morning he puts a few drops in his eyes to avoid rejection. A little over a year ago, together with others affected, such as José María Anoro, they decided to launch the Association of Cornea Transplants of Aragon (Atca), which has the involvement of more than 30 people.
