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A comparison of corneal autografts with homografts.
- Source :
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Ophthalmic surgery and lasers [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers] 1998 Apr; Vol. 29 (4), pp. 305-8. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- Background and Objective: To determine whether ensured graft acceptance through the use of corneal autografts yields a better outcome than when standard homografts are used.<br />Patients and Methods: Four patients who needed a corneal transplant in one eye and who had a blind fellow eye underwent a corneal autograft in the eye with corneal pathology.<br />Results: Three of the four patients had clear grafts on long-term follow-up, and no patient experienced immunologic graft rejection. However, two of the four patients had large amounts of astigmatism postoperatively.<br />Conclusion: Autografts provided protection against immunologic graft rejection. However, because corneal autografts yielded unpredictable amounts of astigmatism, their outcomes are not necessarily better than those of homografts.
- Subjects :
- Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Blindness complications
Corneal Diseases surgery
Follow-Up Studies
Graft Survival physiology
Humans
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
Transplantation, Autologous
Transplantation, Homologous
Treatment Outcome
Visual Acuity
Cornea physiology
Corneal Transplantation methods
Graft Rejection prevention & control
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1082-3069
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Ophthalmic surgery and lasers
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9571663