My dad actually had it done about 1 and a half years ago. He had to wait for a donor before he could do it. And an optomologist will perform it for you. And yes, I believe they do put you under. It's actually not that serious of an operation the doctor told us.
What sucked with my dad though is that he had a retinal detatchment (unrelated to the cornea transplant) about half a year after the cornea transplant, and that was a more serious operation. The recovery for that one is more painful, as they basically put a gas bubble into your eye to push your retina back into place, and you have to sleep with your face down for about a month.
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