On occasion, the cornea, or clear covering over the colored part of the eye (Iris) becomes scarred due to disease, trauma, or congenital disorders. Corneal transplant surgery may be suggested to solve the problem. Dr. Koffler has been performing corneal transplant surgery for over two decades after having completed his corneal fellowship training at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. in 1979.

Corneal Transplant surgery is a procedure that has been done in the United States since the 1940s. It involves the replacement of the central portion of a scarred or diseased cornea with similar clear tissue obtained from the Kentucky Lions Eye Bank. This procedure is performed for corneal dystrophies, keratoconus, corneal scarring secondary to injury, corneal swelling following previous eye surgery and for any other conditions which have caused damage to the central cornea.

Dr. Koffler is a fellowship trained corneal surgeon having completed his fellowship in 1978 - 1979 at the Georgetown University Center for Sight. He served as director of the Corneal Service at the University of Kentucky Department of Ophthalmology from 1979 - 1983. Since 1983 Dr. Koffler has continued his corneal specialty in a private practice setting.