Very early endothelial cell loss after penetrating keratoplasty with organ-cultured corneas.

Anne Sophie GauthierThibaud GarcinGilles ThuretZhiguo HeRemy JullienneMarie Caroline TroneChaker NefzaouiSophie AcquartFabien ForestMichel Péoc'hBernard DelboscPhilippe Gain

Published in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2016)

In OC, ebECD provided to surgeons significantly overestimate the number of viable ECs grafted to patients. The absence of difference between the vECD at D0 and ECD at D5 indicates that the very early endothelial cell loss is almost negligible in recipients.

Keyphrases

endothelial cells
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
high glucose
vascular endothelial growth factor