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Different influences on corneal graft survival in 539 transplants

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The Effect of Immunological and Non-immunological Factors on Corneal Graft Survival

Part of the book series: Monographs in Ophthalmology ((MIOP,volume 8))

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Different factors influencing the survival of 539 corneal grafts were studied. Their follow-up periods ranged from 3 months to 4 1/2 years. The degree of vascularization of the host corneas, previous graft failures and the diameter of the grafts influenced the graft survival significantly. A significant influence of sex differences between donors and recipients was also observed. Grafts from female donors result in a better graft survival in female recipients as compared to male recipients. No significant influence on graft survival was found for pregnancies and blood transfusions. We could not find a significant influence of age of the donor, storage methods and time interval up to 78 hours between death and transplantation.

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Völker-Dieben, H.J.M. (1984). Different influences on corneal graft survival in 539 transplants. In: The Effect of Immunological and Non-immunological Factors on Corneal Graft Survival. Monographs in Ophthalmology, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6566-9_5

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