Older donors equally effective in corneal transplants
According to a study funded by the National Eye Institute, corneal transplants that use older donors’ tissues have similar chances of survival as those of younger donors. The study was published in Ophthalmology, and its recommendations may lead to the age pool of donors being extended up to 75 years.
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