title: [Comparative value of 2 technics of corneal preservation for rabbit corneal grafts].
abstract: The author compares corneal cryo-preservation in liquid nitrogen with corneal preservation using McCarey-Kaufman solution. Corneal grafts were performed on 38 rabbits which were then studied histologically at different intervals after surgery. The clinical results were similar: 45.5% clear grafts 1-2 months after surgery in the first group (cryo-preservation) and 50% clear grafts 1-3 months after surgery in the second group (preservation with the McCarey-Kaufman solution). The histological results indicated that in both groups, enough donor endothelial cells survive to keep the corneal graft clear; however there were many important endothelial changes in the first group and only a few in the second group.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000473:pathology; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D003470:Culture Media; D004727:Endothelium / Q000473:pathology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005615:Freezing; D009584:Nitrogen; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D011817:Rabbits; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D009584:Nitrogen
vernacular_title: Valeur comparee de 2 techniques de conservation corneenne par greffes de cornee chez le lapin.