Thermal denaturation of donor cornea: an unusual complication of penetrating keratoplasty.
A most unusual complication of penetrating keratoplasty is the rapid thermal denaturation of a human donor cornea upon accidental exposure to temperature of 50 degrees to 60 degrees C, the result of inadequate cooling of a Teflon trephine block following autoclave sterilization.
D000328:Adult; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000295:instrumentation