Corneal Graft Failure (eBook)

Ruth Porter is the editor of Corneal Graft Failure, published by Wiley. Julie Knight is the editor of Corneal Graft Failure, published by Wiley.

Corneal Graft Failure 5
Contents 7
Introduction to the problems of corneal graft failure 11
Clinical patterns of corneal graft failure 15
Discussion 25
Pathophysiology of graft failure 35
Discussion 45
The quality of donor corneas for penetrating keratoplasty 53
Discussion 64
Problems of cell survival after freezing and thawing with special reference to the cornea 67
Discussion 80
Immunologically privileged sites and tissues 89
Discussion 109
Transplantation immunobiology of the cornea 115
Discussion 130
Corneal graft rejection : clinico-pathological correlation 137
Discussion 150
The allograft rejection reaction: the leading cause of late failure of clinical corneal grafts 161
Discussion 174
Recurrence of host disease in the graft 179
Discussion 195
The role of corneal vascularization in human corneal graft reactions 203
Discussion 214
The role of surgical factors in corneal graft failure 219
Discussion 228
Problems of corneal grafting in herpetic keratitis 231
Discussion 244
The role of steroids in the prevention of corneal graft failure 251
Discussion 254
The biological basis of immunosuppression 267
Discussion 283
Some clinical problems of immunosuppression 289
Discussion 296
The influence of HL-A conipati-bility on the fate of corneal grafts 303
Discussion 314
Influence of histocompatibility on the fate of the corneal transplant 317
Discussion 329
Difficulties in the use of tissue typing for corneal grafting 333
Discussion 346
General Discussion : The successful corneal graft 349
Criteria for diagnosis of a corneal allograft reaction 350
Summing up - Present knowledge and problems of corneal graft failure 359
Index of contributors 365
Subject index 367