Replication of fungi in K-Sol corneal preservation medium at 4 degrees C
D. D. Saggau, W. M. Bourne, I. R. Sinkeldam and G. D. Roberts
We examined the growth of six fungi during 18 days at 4 degrees C in a
corneal preservation medium containing 2.5% chondroitin sulfate (K-Sol).
The number of viable organisms decreased with time for all six fungi, the
average decrease being 65%. The risk of transplanting fungal organisms with
a donor cornea stored for up to 18 days at 4 degrees C in preservation
media containing chondroitin sulfate is no greater than that with the same
cornea stored for only one day.
