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Br J Ophthalmol 81:1056-1059 doi:10.1136/bjo.81.12.1056
  • Original Article
    • Clinical science

Effects of posterior chamber lens implantation on the endothelium of transplanted corneas

Table 2

Comparison of the endothelial morphological changes, transplanted cornea versus normal cornea

Cell density (cells/mm2) Coefficient of variation % Of hexagonal cells
pre post Cell loss (%) pre post pre post
Transplanted cornea 1202 (726) 1119 (692) −6.2 (18.5) 0.369 (0.142) 0.336 (0.098) 51.7 (11.3) 48.4 (9.0)
Normal cornea 3093 (378) 2943 (359) −4.7 (6.3) 0.285 (0.033) 0.287 (0.024) 63.2 (6.6) 60.5 (5.8)
p Value <0.0001 <0.0001 0.7564 0.0200 0.0481 0.0007 <0.0001

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