title: [Refractive evaluation of donor corneas from the newborn in aphakic penetrating keratoplasty].
abstract: Donor corneas from newborns aged 1-28 days were used in 30 cases of aphakic penetrating keratoplasty with good refractive results. After an average postoperative follow-up of 14.8 months, the mean visual acuity was 0.3 s.c. and 0.6 c.c; the mean keratometric corneal refraction was +53.04 DS (about 10.00 DS higher than that of the contralateral eye), and the mean corneal astigmatism was 2.84 DC. The postoperative specular corneal endothelial count averaged 3,324 cells/mm2 in 14 eyes.
authors.affiliation: Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou.
authors.forename: J Q
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001036:Aphakia, Postcataract / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014792:Visual Acuity