Open AccessAccelerated corneal graft rejection in baby rats
Author(s) -
Johannes Schwartzkopff,
Moritz Berger,
Florian Birnbaum,
Daniel Böhringer,
Thomas Reinhard
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
british journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.016
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1468-2079
pISSN - 0007-1161
DOI - 10.1136/bjo.2008.154435
Subject(s) - medicine , corneal graft , corneal transplantation , graft rejection , corneal transplant , transplantation , immune system , ophthalmology , infiltration (hvac) , surgery , cornea , immunology , physics , thermodynamics
Penetrating keratoplasty in infants has a very poor outcome compared to adults. It is of intrinsic interest to gain insight into the still unknown immunological mechanisms of graft failure because any form of uncorrected corneal opacity leads to amblyopia.
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