Doctors have been transplanting corneas for years, but they’ve never been able to implant an iris…until now. Last spring, Mtima Davis was securing a load with a bungee cord when it snapped and caught his left eye. Co-workers rushed him to Mt. Carmel East Hospital. Dr. Richard Erdey was able to save his damaged eye…but he was blind. Mtima had lost his iris and lens and severely scarred his cornea. The cornea provides a clear covering for the eye. The lens does the focusing, and the iris (the colored part of the eye), opens and closes the pupil in response to light. Dr. Erdey knew more surgery would be required.
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