IMPROVED CORNEAL STORAGE FOR PENETRATING KERATOPLASTIES IN HUMANS

  • 1 January 1976
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 8  (12) , 1488-+
Abstract
A group of 92 patients, who had penetraing keratoplasties with donor corneas that were stored for up to 7 days in M-K [McCarey-Kaufman] media, had 90% clear grafts 2 mo. postoperatively and about 80% at 6 mo. A comparison of the postoperative corneal thickness measurements was made of the patients receiving donor corneas stored by cryopreservation for prolonged times in moist chambers for less than 24 h, or in M-K media for several days . There was no statistical difference between the 3 storage methods during the 10 wk follow-up, nor was there any difference between 72 h and 96 h of storage in M-K media.

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