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The Shantilal Shanghvi Cornea Institute -at the LVPEI has achieved the distinction of performing the highest number of corneal transplants ever by any Institution in the world. LVPEI has performed over 50,000 corneal transplants since its inception in 1987.   

This monumental achievement was made possible by the diligent squad of our doctors and the extended team, and the trust reposed in us by scores of supporters all over the world who were generous with their treasure, time, and talent. All this would not have been possible but for the generosity of cornea donor families in their hour of grief. 

The Shantilal Shanghvi Cornea Institute ((SSCI) was the first of the Institutes of Excellence conceived at LVPEI. Envisaged as a global resource centre, it works to impact all the key causes and forms of corneal impairment and blindness in the world. It is a major resource for capacity building and development of cornea care facilities across the world. It o...

Who is at risk?
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) is becoming increasingly prevalent, particularly among women of childbearing age (typically between 20-50 years of age) and individuals with obesity ad optic nerve disorders. Increased use of steroids, Vitamin A supplements, oral contraceptive pills, long-acting tetracyclines (antibiotics), prevalence of obesity, co-existing anemia and polycystic ovarian disease have all resulted in a surge in the number of cases of IIH.

What causes it?
Characterized by increased pressure in the brain in the absence of a brain tumor, infection, or obstruction in the visual pathways, it affects the eyes and brain. IIH typically results from slow outflow of the fluid around the brain and increased fluid circulation around the brain. Our eyes are an extension of the brain, and the increased fluid around the brain affects the optic nerve causing it to swell resulting in headaches and blurred ...

The National eye donation fortnight is celebrated from August 25 – September 8 every year to educate people on corneal blindness, pledging eyes for donation and transplantation. 

The human cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber. This tiny watch glass like structure is truly our window to the world.  The cornea gets cloudy and restricts the ability of the eye to see clearly due to infections of the eye, injury to the eye, nutritional deficiencies such as Vitamin A deficiency and birth-related diseases of the eye. In such cases the cornea becomes whitish and opaque. It needs to be replaced with a healthy donor cornea.

A healthy donor cornea donated by relatives of a deceased donor is useful only when retrieved within eight hours of death. It is retrieved by trained technicians or doctors associated with an eye bank. Eye banks have trained professionals who retrieve donated corneas, grade them fo...