title: First report of the Australian Corneal Graft Registry.
abstract: In the Australian Corneal Graft Registry's first 18 months of operation, May 1985 to November 1986, data supplied by 53 surgeons relating to 322 graft recipients have been entered and analysed with respect to: the most common presenting diseases (primarily keratoconus, bullous keratopathy and corneal opacities), risk factors (especially prior sensitisation to HLA antigens, corneal vascularisation, past or present anterior segment inflammation and history of raised intraocular pressure [IOP]), donor and recipient sex, cause of donor death, storage procedures for donor eyes, operative procedures accompanying the grafts themselves, and preliminary indications of overall graft survival by actuarial analysis. It is hoped that the establishment of this Registry will not only reinforce the use of actuarial graft survival analysis as the method of choice for transplantation surgeons wishing to monitor the survival of their patients and grafts, but will also provide a useful service for the Australian ophthalmic community in general.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sawyer
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Alfrich
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Coster
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahmood
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000628:therapy; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D009926:Organ Preservation; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors