Results: Mean age of donors was 54.2 ± 20.6 years and a greater proportion of men (64,7%) was observed. Mean time between death and enucleation was 3.8 ± 2.4 hours, cardiovascular diseases were the main cause of death (34.5%). Positivity of anti-HBc and HBsAg tests was 47.4% and 1.5%, respectively. Hepatitis B was the main reason for discarding corneas. Donors whose serologic tests were positive for anti-HBc had higher mean age compared to those with negative tests (p<0.001). Only 0.8% of all donations tested positive for hepatitis C and donors with positive HIV test were not seen in our study. Conclusions: Activities of the Cascavel Eye Bank significantly increased the availability of corneas for transplant in the State of Paraná. The main contraindication for availability of ocular tissues was positivity of serologic tests for anti-HBc. Biosafety studies should be performed in order to investigate the potential transmission of hepatitis B virus for donors with positive tests for anti-HBc. The inclusion of these donors would increase the number of corneas available for transplant.
Objetivo: Avaliar a existência de contaminação da câmara anterior durante a facectomia por facoemulsificação com implante de lente intra-ocular. Método: Foi realizado estudo prospectivo, avaliando-se 30 pacientes submetidos a facectomia por facoemulsificação com implante de lente intra-ocular, colhendo-se duas amostras de humor aquoso, uma obtida no início e outra no final da cirurgia. As amostras foram semeadas em meio de cultura para germes aeróbios, anaeróbios e fungos. Resultado: Todas as amostras avaliadas resultaram negativas. Conclusão: A contaminação da câmara anterior na cirurgia de facoemulsificação com implante de lente intra-ocular, usando os cuidados necessários, é infreqüente.
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