Ophthalmology Product Guide » endothelial cells http://www.ophthalmologyproductguide.com/blog A comprehensive guide to ophthalmology products for medical professionals Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:36:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Cornea Cell Density Predictive Of Graft Failure Post Transplant http://www.ophthalmologyproductguide.com/blog/2010/01/14/cornea-cell-density-predictive-of-graft-failure-post-transplant/ http://www.ophthalmologyproductguide.com/blog/2010/01/14/cornea-cell-density-predictive-of-graft-failure-post-transplant/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:43:07 +0000 Jim Marino http://www.ophthalmologyproductguide.com/blog/?p=193 cornea transplantA new predictor of cornea transplant success has been identified by the Cornea Donor Study (CDS) Investigator Group. New analysis of data from the 2008 Specular Microscopy Ancillary Study, found that the preoperative donor cell count of endothelial cells, did not correlate with graft success. Instead the study found that a patient’s endothelial cell count six months post-cornea transplant is a better indicator of subsequent failure of the graft rather than the donor’s cell count.

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