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We read with interest the recent report, “Screening human donor corneas during organ culture for the presence of guttae.”1 Even the title made us question whether we were the only ones still using the original name for the condition cornea guttata. A quick perusal of Medline reveals a trend away from guttata, and towards guttae (Fig 1). This trend may be even more pronounced, as the literature tends to be conservative. The next generation of cornea specialists, or at least the small sample that goes through our training programme, tends to fall into three categories: those who say guttae, those who correct others for saying guttata, and those who try their best …