Corneal blindness and current major treatment concern-graft scarcity
According to World Health Organization, the global prevalence of blindness in 2010 was 39 million people, among which 4% were due to corneal opacities. Often, the sole resort for visual restoration of patients with damaged corneas is corneal transplantation. However, despite rapid developments of su...
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| description | According to World Health Organization, the global prevalence of blindness in 2010 was 39 million people, among which 4% were due to corneal opacities. Often, the sole resort for visual restoration of patients with damaged corneas is corneal transplantation. However, despite rapid developments of surgical techniques, instrumentations and immunosuppressive agents, corneal blindness remains a prevalent global health issue. This is largely due to the scarcity of good quality corneal grafts. In this review, the causes of corneal blindness, its major treatment options, and the major contributory factors of corneal graft scarcity with potential solutions are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2a00fa0e52a4a14be5ea452d013102c2022-12-22T00:12:51ZengPress of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS)International Journal of Ophthalmology2222-39592227-48982017-07-011071154116210.18240/ijo.2017.07.21Corneal blindness and current major treatment concern-graft scarcityKah Hie Wong0Ka Wai Kam1Li Jia Chen2Alvin L. Young3Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, ChinaAccording to World Health Organization, the global prevalence of blindness in 2010 was 39 million people, among which 4% were due to corneal opacities. Often, the sole resort for visual restoration of patients with damaged corneas is corneal transplantation. However, despite rapid developments of surgical techniques, instrumentations and immunosuppressive agents, corneal blindness remains a prevalent global health issue. This is largely due to the scarcity of good quality corneal grafts. In this review, the causes of corneal blindness, its major treatment options, and the major contributory factors of corneal graft scarcity with potential solutions are discussed.http://www.ijo.cn/en_publish/2017/7/20170721.pdf1162corneal blindnesskeratoplastycorneal graftcorneal donationeye banking |
| spellingShingle | Kah Hie Wong Ka Wai Kam Li Jia Chen Alvin L. Young Corneal blindness and current major treatment concern-graft scarcity International Journal of Ophthalmology 1162 corneal blindness keratoplasty corneal graft corneal donation eye banking |
| title | Corneal blindness and current major treatment concern-graft scarcity |
| title_full | Corneal blindness and current major treatment concern-graft scarcity |
| title_fullStr | Corneal blindness and current major treatment concern-graft scarcity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Corneal blindness and current major treatment concern-graft scarcity |
| title_short | Corneal blindness and current major treatment concern-graft scarcity |
| title_sort | corneal blindness and current major treatment concern graft scarcity |
| topic | 1162 corneal blindness keratoplasty corneal graft corneal donation eye banking |
| url | http://www.ijo.cn/en_publish/2017/7/20170721.pdf |
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