title: Unilateral graft rejection after bilateral antigenically identical corneal transplantation.
abstract: A unique case of unilateral graft rejection after bilateral antigenically identical corneal transplantation is described. The local risk factors (corneal vascularity and elevated intraocular pressure) were present to a greater extent in the nonrejected eye. The influence of other factors on the corneal microenvironment and their relationship to graft/host interactions is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20037.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Olkowski
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Belin
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bozkir
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mannarino
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D014181:Transplantation Immunology; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens