Rajkot: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rajkot has successfully carried out its first corneal transplant surgery, providing urgent treatment to a 65-year-old woman from Kodinar in Gir Somnath district, whose severe corneal infection did not improve with medication. The successful keratoplasty marks the commencement of specialised corneal transplantation services at the institute. Given the severity of the infection, doctors decided to perform an emergency therapeutic corneal transplant. With the beginning of corneal transplantation services, AIIMS Rajkot will now provide specialised treatment for patients suffering from severe corneal diseases. "The introduction of corneal transplantation was part of its continuing expansion of advanced healthcare facilities and ophthalmic services," officials added.