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Persistent chlorpromazine deposits in donor corneal tissue after corneal transplantation
Cornea
|September 19, 1997
Abstract
Purpose:
To present unusual cases with corneal graft deposits and discuss eye bank criteria concerning donors treated with phenothiazines.
Methods:
We examined two patients with unusual corneal graft deposits after uneventful corneal transplantation. Donors' files and eye bank procedures were reviewed.
Results:
Fine corneal endothelial punctate deposits were detected in both corneal grafts and did not resolve in the following 18 months.
Conclusion:
To our knowledge, this is the first case report documenting transplantation of corneas with chlorpromazine deposits. Delicate corneal findings can be missed before transplantation.