[Penetrating keratoplasty: the in situ corneal procurement]

The authors hereby present an enucleation-free harvesting technique that allows in good security conditions harvesting of donors corneas with or without scleral rim. It also permits the ad integrum tegumentary reconstruction imposed by the legislation on organ transplantation. This results in a better acceptance on behalf of the donor families, France-Transplant harvesting team and morgue staff members. They believe that this technique must supplant enucleation.