Unilateral graft rejection after bilateral antigenically identical corneal transplantation.
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.
Olkowski
J D
JD
Department of Ophthalmology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20037.
Belin
M W
MW
Bozkir
N
N
Mannarino
A
A
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
D006649:Histocompatibility Antigens