[Analysis of Factors Influencing the Suitability of Donor Corneas in the LIONS Cornea Bank Saar-Lor-Lux, Trier/Westpfalz from 2006 to 2016].

CONCLUSIONS: Factors such as a history of cataract surgery and high donor age reduced the suitability of corneal donor tissue in organ culture. Diabetes, arterial hypertension and chemotherapy in the donor history did not statistically significantly affect the suitability of donor tissue. Causes of death such as sepsis or multi-organ failure increased the contamination rate of the medium. Post-mortem blood collection after more than 12 h should be avoided due to increased positive serology results. PMID: 32434230 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde - Category: Opthalmology Tags: Klin Monbl Augenheilkd Source Type: research