Morphologic variations in graft endothelium
G. N. Rao, R. E. Stevens, A. I. Mandelberg and J. V. Aquavella
The morphologic features of corneal endothelium were studied with clinical
specular microscopy in 33 cases of clear corneal transplants. A complete
morphologic profile of the corneal endothelium, which included cell
density, mean cell area, and variation in cell size (polymegethism), was
obtained with an automated, pattern-analysis system. Our observations
demonstrated variation in all these parameters of graft endothelium with
time, indicating that graft endothelium is in a state of transition during
healing and that the end point to the healing process is still to be
determined.
