A 74-year-old woman was referred for cataract and cornea evaluation. She had previously
received penetrating keratoplasties for an unknown corneal dystrophy. Her right eye
was transplanted by Dr. Rosen and Dr. Pinkerton in 1969 in Kingston (Fig. A). Her left eye was transplanted by Dr. Edwards in 1971 in Ottawa (Fig. B). These circular cornea transplants were among the first done in Canada. Although
long-term postoperative graft survival is reported to be between 34% at 10 years and
93% at 25 years depending on surgical indication, these grafts have vastly surpassed
this, showing good clarity and endothelial cell counts more than 50 years later.
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Publication History
Published online: October 26, 2021
Accepted:
September 24,
2021
Received:
August 24,
2021
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