The Effect of Immunological and Non-immunological Factors on Corneal Graft Survival: A Single Centre Study

Front Matter....Pages I-VII
Introduction....Pages 1-11
Statistical methods....Pages 13-20
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
Longterm follow-up study of 19 patients who received 22 corneal grafts between 1939 and 1948 from eyes enucleated because of malignant choroidal melanoma....Pages 23-30
Survival of 44 corneal grafts obtained from eyes enucleated because of malignant choroidal melanoma....Pages 31-40
Front Matter....Pages 41-41
Different influences on corneal graft survival in 539 transplants....Pages 43-56
The effect of prospective HLA-A and -B matching on corneal graft survival....Pages 57-67
The interactions of HLA-DR, donor graft size and corneal vascularisation of the recipient on graft survival....Pages 69-95
Keratoplasty in children....Pages 97-110
The influence of intraocular lenses on corneal graft survival in patients with endothelial decompensation....Pages 111-122
The effect of prospective HLA-A and -B matching in 288 penetrating keratoplasties for herpes simplex keratitis....Pages 123-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
HLA-A and -B antigens in recurrent corneal herpes simplex virus infection....Pages 135-139
HLA-DR antigens in recurrent corneal herpes simplex virus infection....Pages 141-142
HLA and ABO antigens in keratoconus patients....Pages 143-149
HLA and ABO antigens in patients with Fuchs’ endothelial dystrophy....Pages 151-154
HLA and ABO antigens in patients with malignant choroidal melanoma....Pages 155-165
Summary and general discussion....Pages 167-171
Back Matter....Pages 173-174