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Br J Ophthalmol 86:174-180 doi:10.1136/bjo.86.2.174
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    • Clinical science

Visual outcome in corneal grafts: a preliminary analysis of the Swedish Corneal Transplant Register

Table 7

Summary of distributions of diagnosis in 20 studies worldwide

Diagnosis North America* No (%) Rest of world† No (%) Total No (%)
*References 4–13; †references 1, 2, 14–21.
North America v RoW: χ24 = 1570, p<0.001.
Keratoconus 2329 (14%) 5375 (27%) 7704 (21%)
Fuchs' dystrophy 2568 (15%) 1510 (8%) 4078 (11%)
Bullous keratopathy 5478 (32%) 4631 (23%) 10109 (27%)
Stromal dystrophies 231 (1%) 433 (2%) 664 (2%)
Other 6386 (38%) 8068 (40%) 14454 (39%)
Total 16992 20017 37009

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