1. Cornea Transplant
By: Pat, Sarah, & Alex

2. Location
 Located in the nervous system of the body
 On the most outer layer of the eye

3. 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

4. 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

5. Information
 Life expectancy is not effected after a
cornea transplant
 There are no deaths for those who are
waiting for a cornea transplant

6. Reasons for transplant
 Cornea failure after an eye surgery
 Blindness
 Steep curving of the cornea
 Fuchs dystrophy
 Scarring after an infection

7. 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

8. 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

9. Hospitals
 Jefferson Hospital
 University Of Colorado Hospital
 Etc.

10. Information On Surgery
 Procedure lasts 1-2 Hrs
 Cost around $7,500

11. Cornea Transplant
 Both heart beating and non heart beating
donors can donate their corneas

12. Therapy After
 Eye drops, and pills
 Restrictions:
 Use metal shield nightly
 Do not bend at waist
 No heavy exercise
 No swimming for 3 weeks

13. Heart Transplants
Chloe & Shannon

14. Body System & Location
The heart is It is located
part of the in the
circulatory center- left
system portion of
your chest

15. Heart’s Function
 Pumps oxygen rich blood to every living cell in the body.
 Pumps 2,000 gallons of blood a day.

16. 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.

17.  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

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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

22. 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.

23. Anti-Rejection Meds
 Cyclosporin
 Prednisone
 Tacrolimus
 Cell-Cept

24. 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.

25. Post Transplant Diet
 Avoid greasy,fatty foods
 No MacDonald’s
 No smoking
 Very restrictive with alcohol and caffeine