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CONJUNCTIVAL LYMPHOCYTOSIS AFTER CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION
Author(s) -
EHLERS NIELS,
AHRONS STEEN
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1973.tb03795.x
Subject(s) - lymphocytosis , medicine , pathology , cornea , transplantation , dermatology , ophthalmology , surgery
Conjunctival lymphocytosis was followed after penetrating corneal transplantations. Examinations were made of scrapings taken with the spatula and stained according to May‐Griinwald‐Giemsa. In a series of 22 ABO compatible transplantations a semi‐quantitative correlation was found between the HL‐A compatibility and the degree of lymphocytosis in the second to fifth postoperative month. It is suggested that conjunctival lymphocytosis reflects immune processes in the cornea. Clinical use of the method could probably be made in the second or third month when strong lymphocytosis would contraindicate a reduction or indicate an initiation of immunosuppressive therapy.