title: [Endothelial cell loss after keratoplasty. Specular microscopic observations of immune reactions against donor endothelium].
abstract: Seven cases of immune reactions against donor endothelium after penetrating keratoplasty were analyzed in a prospective study. Cell loss during the immune reaction period varied between 25% and 81% and seemed to continue thereafter, though much more slowly. The authors discuss the complex etiology of post-keratoplasty endothelial cell loss and make suggestions for the diagnosis and treatment of classic endothelial immune reactions with special reference to specular microscopy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003315:Cornea / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D004727:Endothelium / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006789:Host vs Graft Reaction; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Endothelzellverluste nach Keratoplastik. Spiegelmikroskopische Verlaufsbeobachtungen bei Immunreaktionen gegen Transplantatendothel.