Donor and Recipient Endothelial Cell Population of the Transplanted Human Cornea: A Two-Dimensional Imaging Study

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Purpose. To elucidate the pattern of donor and recipient endothelial cell populations in transplanted human corneas and determine the degree to which donor endothelial cells survive in the graft. Methods. Thirty-six corneal grafts were collected from recipients of opposite sex to the donor, at the time of retransplantation for various indications. Cells from the endothelial side of the grafts were harvested,...

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