title: The predictive value of leucocyte migration inhibition test in human keratoplasty.
abstract: We compared the results of penetrating keratoplasty in 18 patients whose preoperative or immediate postoperative leucocyte migration inhibition (LMI) tests were positive (greater than 20% inhibition) with those in 15 patients whose LMI tests were negative. A negative LMI test indicated a greater chance of avoiding graft rejection (P less than 0.005), and of ending up with a clear graft (P less than 0.05).
mesh_terms: D002464:Cell Migration Inhibition; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011379:Prognosis; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous