Current state of corneal transplants in Poland

Grzybowski, Andrzej; Patryn, Rafał

doi:10.1111/aos.13406

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“…The chance of urgent hospitalization is about two times higher for children compared to adults. That result is strongly correlated with the rules of the waiting list in Poland where children are on the priority list [ 6 ]. The chance of lamellar keratoplasty performed urgently is over 11 times lower than that of full-thickness CT. Other factors, including DM and sex, were revealed to be statistically non-significant in multiple regression analysis.…”

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The Association between Diabetes Mellitus and Keratoplasty in Poland in the Years 2013–2017

Kozioł

Nowak²,

Udziela

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Background: The aim of this study is to assess the incidence and characteristic of corneal grafts and its association with diabetes mellitus in Poland in the years 2013–2017. Methods: The retrospective survey of the National Database of Hospitalizations was performed to identify all the corneal transplantations in Poland between January 2013 and December 2017. The comorbid diseases, in particular diabetes mellitus, were verified in the patients’ medical history. The logistic regression was applied to demonstrate the factors related to urgent surgeries. Results: In total, 5069 corneal grafts in 4710 patients were reported in the years 2013–2017. The number of CTs gradually increased by 37% from 914 (2.37 surgeries per one hundred thousand population) in the year 2013 to 1250 (3.25 surgeries per one hundred thousand population) in 2017, the final year of the study. CT incidence was the highest in subjects aged 70 years or older: 13.18 per one hundred thousand population in the year 2017. On average, about 22.43% of procedures were performed in patients with DM. The chance of urgent surgery was mostly correlated with full thickness CT and patients’ age. Conclusions: Despite the relatively low value of CT in Poland, there was an increasing number of CTs in the analyzed period.

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“…Moreover, there are seven eye banks that are the only transplantation facilities to provide cornea tissue. In Poland, there is a shortage of donor corneas compared to recipients, which results in a long waiting time for corneal transplantation [ 6 ].…”

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The Association between Diabetes Mellitus and Keratoplasty in Poland in the Years 2013–2017

Kozioł

Nowak²,

Udziela

et al. 2021

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An Overview of Corneal Transplantation in the Past Decade

Musa

Zeppieri

Enaholo³

et al. 2023

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The cornea is a transparent avascular structure located in the front of the eye that refracts light entering the eyes and also serves as a barrier between the outside world and the internal contents of the eye. Like every other body part, the cornea may suffer insult from trauma, infection, and inflammation. In the case of trauma, a prior infection that left a scar, or conditions such as keratoconus that warrant the removal of all or part of the cornea (keratoplasty), it is important to use healthy donor corneal tissues and cells that can replace the damaged cornea. The types of cornea transplant techniques employed currently include: penetrating keratoplasty, endothelial keratoplasty (EK), and artificial cornea transplant. Postoperative failure acutely or after years can result after a cornea transplant and may require a repeat transplant. This minireview briefly examines the various types of corneal transplant methodologies, indications, contraindications, presurgical protocols, sources of cornea transplant material, wound healing after surgery complications, co-morbidities, and the effect of COVID-19 in corneal transplant surgery.

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Current state of corneal transplants in Poland

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The Association between Diabetes Mellitus and Keratoplasty in Poland in the Years 2013–2017

The Association between Diabetes Mellitus and Keratoplasty in Poland in the Years 2013–2017

An Overview of Corneal Transplantation in the Past Decade

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