Clinical data of the patients involved in the study
| Clinical diagnosis | No | Mean age/range (years) | Sex (M/F) | Interval (range)
(months) | |
| Inflammation related: | |||||
| Keratitis | 9 | 67.2/58–76 | 4/5 | 127.4 (10–360) | |
| Graft rejection | 8 | 53.5/20–84 | 3/5 | 46.6 (3–204) | |
| Alkaline burn | 3 | 52.3/42–65 | 3/0 | 146.7 (77.5–420) | |
| Corneal trauma | 2 | 28.5/23–36 | 1/1 | 10.5 (0.5–10) | |
| Non-inflammation related: | |||||
| Pseudophakic bullous keratopathy | 15 | 68.7/30–83 | 8/7 | 48.5 (3–118) | |
| Graft endothelial failure | 2 | 51/50–52 | 2/0 | 40.5 (33–48) | |
| Fuchs’ endothelial dystrophy | 6 | 71.8/65–79 | 2/4 | n | |
| Keratoconus | 9 | 31.1/22–45 | 6/3 | 13.2 (9–18 years) | |
| Scrofulous scar | 2 | 56/37–75 | 2/0 | n | |
| Lattice dystrophy | 1 | 67 | F | n | |
| Meesmann dystrophy | 1 | 64 | F | n | |
↵Time periods (months) from the first clinical event (for keratitis, alkaline burn, and corneal trauma) or previous surgery (for graft rejection, graft failure, and pseudophakic bullous keratopathy) to the corneal allografting.
↵Time period (years) from the initiation of spectacle wearing to the keratoplasty.
n = not confirmed.