Open AccessSURVIVAL OF CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM IN McCAREY‐KAUFMAN (M‐K) MEDIUM SUBJECTED TO AGITATION
Author(s) -
F. Robertson IAN,
Carroll NANETTE,
M. V. Brooks ANNE
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-1606
pISSN - 0814-9763
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1987.tb00087.x
Subject(s) - corneal endothelium , endothelium , ophthalmology , anatomy , medicine
Studies were made comparing the corneal endothelium of bisected human corneas; one half of each was mechanically agitated In McCarey‐Kaufman (M‐K) medium, while the other half remained static in M‐K medium for an equal period of time. Scanning electron microscopic (SEM) analysis of the corneal endothelium suggested that the endothelium of the corneas undergoing agitation does not show deterioration in morphology when compared with the non‐agitated group. This finding is significant as donor corneas are now being transported in greater numbers .