Successful penetrating keratoplasty in an infant after extended storage of infantile donor cornea

Infantile corneas, because of their characteristics (steepness, flexibility, elasticity), are not preferred for transplantation in emmetropic adults if other tissue is available. 1 On the other hand it has been suggested that for infants undergoing penetrating keratoplasty, donor and recipient age s...

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Published in:British journal of ophthalmology 1998-07, Vol.82 (7), p.841-841g
Main Authors: MORRIS, EWA, FULLER, J ROB, ROSTRON, CHAD K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Corneal Transplantation - methods
Endothelium
Eye Banks
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Keratoplasty, Penetrating
Letters to the Editor
Microscopy
Middle Aged
Transplants & implants
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Infantile corneas, because of their characteristics (steepness, flexibility, elasticity), are not preferred for transplantation in emmetropic adults if other tissue is available. 1 On the other hand it has been suggested that for infants undergoing penetrating keratoplasty, donor and recipient age should be matched as closely as possible. 2 Such age matching however is not always possible in the existing corneal storage system. According to the United Kingdom Transplant Support Services Authority (UKTSSA) statistics, in 1996 there were 15 recipients in the 0-5 age group.
ISSN:0007-1161
1468-2079
DOI:10.1136/bjo.82.7.841g