"Looking into the eye is like looking into the cosmos"

Modern corneal transplant surgery is precise, fine-scale and gives usually a rapid visual improvement. But for patients whose vessels have grown into the cornea, there is a significant risk of transplant rejection and vision loss. Eye surgeon and researcher Branka Samolov attempts to find out how this part of ophthalmology can be fine-tuned for the good of the patient.

Branka Samolov. Photo: Johanna Hanno