Low endothelial cell count and clear corneal grafts.
Specular microscopic study on clear corneal grafts indicates that at times surprisingly low endothelial cell density can maintain the grafted cornea in a relatively dehydrated state. The critical limit of the endothelial cell count for corneal decompensation is thought to be 700 cells/mm2. This communication reports 13 cases of clear corneal graft with endothelial cell count below 700 cells/mm2.
Disha Eye Hospital & Research Centre, Barrackpore, West Bengal, India. disha@cal.vsnl.net.in
Samar K
SK
Basak
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002452:Cell Count; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies