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Low endothelial cell count and clear corneal grafts
1Disha Eye Hospital & Research Centre, Barrackpore, West Bengal, India. disha@cal.vsnl.net.in
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
|July 31, 2004
Abstract:
Specular microscopic study on clear corneal grafts indicates that at times surprisingly low endothelial cell density can maintain the grafted cornea in a relatively dehydrated state. The critical limit of the endothelial cell count for corneal decompensation is thought to be 700 cells/mm2. This communication reports 13 cases of clear corneal graft with endothelial cell count below 700 cells/mm2.