Safety of intraoperative autologous plasma incubation of corneal grafts for reducing endothelial cell loss: a pilot study
Preoperative incubation with APP is safe and promotes better endothelial cell quality and quantity in the early postoperative period following PK. These findings suggest a potential clinical benefit in enhancing graft outcomes and warrant further investigation.
Authors
- Eduardo Anitua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8386-5303)
- Ángela Gutiérrez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0217-5122)
- Carolina Mercado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1608-3563)
- Alfonso L. Sabater (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6383-2558)
- Borja de la Sen-Corcuera
- Ernesto Otero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2389-4548)
- Carolina Lopez-Rojas
- J Barraquer
- Cesar Hernández
Institutions
- University of Miami (US)
- BTI Biotechnology Institute (ES)
- Instituto Barraquer de América (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2024.1368117
- Primary Topic
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Research to Prevent Blindness
- National Institutes of Health