EEBA Program (PDF/3MB) - EEBA - Annual Meeting
EEBA Program (PDF/3MB) - EEBA - Annual Meeting
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USE OF FIVE-YEAR CORNEAL GRAFT SURVIVAL FOR THE VALIDATION OF EYE BANK QUALITYSTANDARDSJ. Armitage¹, M. Jones², I. Zambrano³, F. Carley³, D. Tole¹¹School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol Eye Hospital; ²NHS Blood & Transplant; ³CTS Manchester EyeBank, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, UKPurpose: Analysis of the influence of donor and recipient factors on five-year graft survival forvalidation of the quality standards applied in the CTS Eye Banks in Bristol and Manchester.Methods: Corneas stored by the CTS Eye Banks between April 1999 and March 2005 were includedin the study. First, a logistic regression analysis was carried out to determine the influence of donorfactors on the suitability of corneas for penetrating keratoplasty (PK). Only one cornea randomlyselected from each donor was included in this analysis. For corneas in this cohort that were assessedas suitable and transplanted, the influence of donor and recipient factors on five-year graft survival offirst PK was investigated. Survival data were analysed by univariate methods (Kaplan-Meier survival)and multiple regression (Cox proportional hazards), as appropriate.Results: Suitability for PK (n=7107). Donor age (p