An eight-month-old infant who died in Athens from a heart attack has shed light on a 48-year-old woman.

Thanks to the donation of the infant’s corneas, a successful cornea transplantation was performed in the 48-year-old woman at the 2nd University Ophthalmology Clinic (AUTH), at the Papageorgiou Hospital in Thessaloniki.

As the director of the clinic, ophthalmology professor Nikolaos Ziakas, told the Athens/Macedonian News Agency, the 48-year-old woman, who had corneal endothelial dystrophy, had been on a waiting list for five years and had undergone corneal transplantation in the other eye.

According to Ziakas, the 48-year-old will be discharged Friday, and her vision will be restored within the first month of the transplant.

It should be noted that this is the world’s second successful corneal transplant from an infant donor, while the first one was performed by Mr. Ziakas’ team five years ago with a three-month-old donor infant.