Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Keratoplasty and Corneal Eye Banking

Conclusions: Despite a reduction in referrals and eligible corneal transplant donors at a single eye bank, there was a surplus of surgically suitable corneal tissue during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eye banks should consider routine postmortem COVID-19 testing to identify asymptomatic infected donors although the risk of transmission of COVID-19 from infected donors is unknown.
Source: Cornea - Category: Opthalmology Tags: Clinical Science Source Type: research