Impact of cleanroom status on the reasons for discarding organ‐cultured corneal transplants in a modern eye bank – More donor corneas thanks to astronaut suit?
Marco Zilles,
Elias Flockerzi,
Loay Daas
et al.
Abstract:PurposeThis study investigated the influence of cleanroom conditions on the discard rates of donor corneas in a German university eye bank.MethodsDiscard rates were analysed from 2017 to 2020 at the LIONS Cornea Bank at Saarland University Medical Center. 1941 corneas from 971 donors were included. 1262 corneas (65.1%) were stored in a class D cleanroom from 2017 to 2019 and processed in a cleanroom class A sterile bank (group 1). 679 corneas (34.9%) were continuously stored in a class B cleanroom and processe… Show more
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