Cryopreserved endothelial cell survival in vivo.
We observed the endothelium of a cryopreserved penetrating corneal transplant with the clinical specular microscope at intervals from one day to two months after keratoplasty. An intact endothelial mosaic was observed at each examination, documenting the survival of cryopreserved endothelial cells after penetrating keratoplasty in humans.
D000368:Aged; D002470:Cell Survival; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D004727:Endothelium / Q000166:cytology; D005615:Freezing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy / Q000295:instrumentation; D019721:Ophthalmoscopes; D014021:Tissue Preservation; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous