Light and Specular Microscopy of the Cornea
The atlas of the Light and Specular Microscopy of the Cornea, particularly of the corneal endothelium presents photographs of healthy and pathological corneas, as well as corneas prepared for grafting. Photographs are taken from donor or patient’s corneas
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Light and Specular Microscopy of the Cornea
Light and Specular Microscopy of the Cornea
Katerina Jirsova
Light and Specular Microscopy of the Cornea
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Katerina Jirsova Laboratory of the Biology and Pathology of the Eye, Charles University Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, First Faculty of Medicine Prague Czech Republic
ISBN 978-3-319-48843-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-48845-5
ISBN 978-3-319-48845-5
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Foreword
Corneal transplant surgery in developed countries is the most widely performed transplant surgery today. However, there is still an estimated number of 4.9 million bilaterally corneal blind persons worldwide, making corneal the third commonest cause of blindness. Unlike the leading cause of blindness (cataract), corneal blindness affects equally young and elderly, and it is much more difficult to solve by surgery. Namely, if well-trained surgeons, modern operating rooms, reliable eye bank facilities and good postoperative follow-up are not available, corneal grafting will ultimately fail. Unfortunately, most patients affected by corneal diseases are living in developing countries with inappropriate medical care and insufficient number of eye banks providing good quality donor corneal tissues. In order to set up new eye banks and increase corneal distribution, it is crucial to be educated on proper donor corneal assessment. This book-atlas will provide great theoretic and practical help to every new eye banker, and hopefully help them to increase the number of collected and properly selected donor corneas worldwide. For the success of corneal transplantation and recipient’s safety, it is of outmo
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