Study: Corneas from older donors suitable for transplantation

SAN DIEGO — Corneas from donors between the ages of 76 years and 85 years were suitable for transplantation, according to a study presented at the World Cornea Congress here.“Older age corneas from 76 to 85 years old are suitable for transplant and helped to meet demand for donor corneas domestically and internationally. Of course, they help to reduce donor cornea shortages for transplant,” Eric Abdullayev, MD, MBA, CEBT, said. “It’s a tradition that eye banks do not recover corneas from such old donors.”