Hyderabad hospital claims record in corneal transplants
Hyderabad's LV Prasad Eye Institute has claimed to have set a world record in Corneal Transplants, performing 2,043 surgeries in a year from April 2016. "Our vision by 2020 is to do 10,000 cornea transplants a year...and also to become the number one eye bank in the world," a statement said. Since inception, the institute has performed 23,901 transplants.