Table 5

Clinical and cellular outcome in recipients at term (n=179 recipients)

Group 1 (n=143)Group 2 (n=36)p Value
*Measurements performed on 154 grafts clear at term.
BCVA = Best corrected visual acuity.
Global graft survival (%)87.480.60.197
LogMAR BCVA (mean (Snellen) (SD))
    Term of study0.64 (20/100)(0.65)0.87 (20/160)(0.75)0.069
    During follow up0.51 (20/63)(0.53)0.59 (20/80)(0.52)0.422
Term astigmatism (dioptres, mean (SD))3.7 (2.0)3.01 (2.0)0.085
Rejection % (n)16 (23)33 (12)0.020
Hypertony % (n)13 (19)14 (5)0.924
Term ECD (cells/mm2, mean (SD), min − max)*1183 (463)(370 − 2677)1078 (549)(239 − 1989)0.352
Surface variation coefficent (%, mean (SD))*28.2 (7.0)28.7 (7.4)0.706
Hexagonality coefficient (%, mean (SD))*56.2 (17.4)53.2 (18.5)0.410
Follow up (month, mean (SD), range)25.8 (12.6)(0–50)22.9 (12.7)(2–47)0.223