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Split-cornea transplantation — a microbiologically safe approach?

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50924, Cologne, Germany

    Friederike Schaub, Philip Enders, Claus Cursiefen & Ludwig M. Heindl

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This research was supported by German Research Foundation FOR 2240 “(Lymph) Angiogenesis And Cellular Immunity In Inflammatory Diseases Of The Eye” to CC and LMH, GEROK Program University of Cologne to LMH, Dr. Gabriele Lederle-Foundation, Taufkirchen to LMH, and EU COST BM1302 “Joining Forces in Corneal Regeneration” to CC. The sponsor had no role in the design or implementation of this research.

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All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest (such as honoraria; educational grants; participation in speakers’ bureaus; membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest; and expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements), or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge, or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.

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All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

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Informed consent was obtained from all individual next relatives of cornea tissue donors included in this study according to German transplantation law.

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Schaub, F., Enders, P., Cursiefen, C. et al. Split-cornea transplantation — a microbiologically safe approach?. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 254, 1441–1442 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-016-3324-z

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