- Female
- 30 Years
- 14/08/2025
My sister has been suffering from Steven Johnson syndrome for 10 years and her vision keeps getting worse. We've tried multiple eye surgeries but nothing has worked so far. She needs a keratoplasty transplant do you know which hospitals in India perform this procedure? I'm really worried and need some guidance on where to go.
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LV Prasad, AIIMS Delhi, and Sankara Nethralaya are top hospitals in India for keratoplasty—consult corneal specialists there.
Dr. Dhankecha Suggests...
Consult a Ophthalmologist
Answered 14/08/2025
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