However, many United States eye banks have arbitrarily set the upper age limit for donor eligibility at 65 years or less because some surgeons are reluctant to use corneas from older donors.

How long does cornea last?

Most cornea transplants are successful and will work without complications for at least 10 years.

Who invented keratoplasty?

Franz Reisinger initiated experimental animal corneal transplantation in 1818, coining the term "keratoplasty". Subsequently, Wilhelmus Thorne created the term corneal transplant and 3 years later Samuel Bigger, 1837, reported successful corneal transplantation in a gazelle.