Kornea donörlerinin epidemiyolojik özellikleri ve donör kornea muayene bulgularinin donör kornea kalitesi üzerindeki etkileri The effects of epidemiological characteristics of cornea donors and donor corneal evaluation parameters on quality of donor cornea

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of donor epidemiologic characteristics and donor corneal examination findings on quality of donor cornea. Methods: The records of our eye bank were analyzed for one year period between March 2012-February 2013 with respect to donor demographics (gender, age), donor procurement source, donor cause of death, death-to-preservation interval, donor cornea laboratory assessment, corneal tissue utilization, and distribution.