How to Predict the Suitability for Corneal Donorship?

How to Predict the Suitability for Corneal Donorship?

Background: In Germany, more than one-third of donor corneas harvested are not suitable for transplantation. We evaluated the factors associated with the usability of donor corneas. Method: Data from 2032 consecutive donor corneas harvested at the Rhineland-Palatinate Eye Bank in Mainz, Germany, wer...

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Main Authors: Franziska Schön, Adrian Gericke, Julia Bing Bu, Melissa Apel, Alicia Poplawski, Alexander K. Schuster, Norbert Pfeiffer, Joanna Wasielica-Poslednik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
corneal graft
donor cornea
corneal banking
suitability for transplantation
death-to-explantation interval
endothelial cell density
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/15/3426

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