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Year : 2020 | Volume
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Long-term viability of allogenic donor stroma
Emmett F Carpel1, Christopher Santilli2, Amanda Maltry3
1 Department of Ophthalmology, Minneapolis VA Health Care System; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA 2 University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA 3 Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, University of Minnesota; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Correspondence Address:
Mr. Christopher Santilli 2085 Royale Dr., Eagan, MN - 55122 USA
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1008_20
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We report the clinical history and histopathology of the longest known postoperative course of a myopic cornea lenticule implanted via epikeratoplasty that also had been subjected to excimer laser and mitomycin. Despite the mechanical and photochemical processes the allogenic cornea stroma had sustained, it is notable that it retained structural integrity and clarity. This report affirms the potential long-term clarity and resilience of allogenic stromal cornea and supports its use as a potential stabilizing option in cornea allogenic intrastromal ring segments for keratoconus and variations thereof for other cornea disorders.
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