Differential effects of primary disease and corneal vascularisation on corneal transplant rejection and survival.

CONCLUSION: Vascularisation is a risk factor for corneal allograft rejection within 5 years. The indication for transplantation has a clinically significant effect on the magnitude of this risk.
PMID: 31462418 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The British Journal of Ophthalmology - August 27, 2019 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Sibley D, Hopkinson CL, Tuft SJ, Kaye SB, Larkin DFP, National Health Service Blood and Transplant Ocular Tissue Advisory Group and contributing ophthalmologists (OTAG Study 26) Tags: Br J Ophthalmol Source Type: research