ENDOTHELIAL CELL DENSITY IN DONOR CORNEAS

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Abstract
In 68 pairs of donor corneas the endothelial cells were visualized by provoked swelling of the cell borders in isotonic saline. In corneas from donors below 50 yr old numerical cell density was correlated to age. This was not the case in corneas from older donors. The cell densities in paired corneas were correlated. The cell density in the 2nd cornea of a pair was within .hivin.x .+-. 10.97% (.+-. 1.98SD) of the 1st cornea. The precision of this estimate is only improved insignificantly by correction for age, sex, mean cell density or variation of the mean.