title: [Cell density of the corneal endothelium after penetrating keratoplasty. A retrospective study by specular microscopy].
abstract: Endothelial cell density of 70 penetrating grafts and 11 lamellar keratoplasties was studied by specular microscopy. In perforating transplants, mean cell density was 1150 cells/mm2. No correlation could be established between cell counts and diagnosis or associated surgical procedures. Minimal cell density for a clear transplant appears to be of the order of 450 cells/mm2. In lamellar keratoplasties cell loss is reduced, and this may be one way to increase the proportion of clear grafts when endothelium is healthy.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002452:Cell Count; D002648:Child; D003315:Cornea / Q000166:cytology; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D004727:Endothelium / Q000166:cytology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: La densité cellulaire de l'endothélium cornéen après kératoplastie perforante. Etude rétrospective en microscopie spéculaire.