Table 2.
Endothelial assessment at start of storage. Some corneas were eliminated immediately after storage. Analysis thus covered the 170 corneas deemed to be independent events
| Group 1 (n=132) | Group 2 (n=38) | p Value | |
| Initial ECD cells/mm2 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 2217 (425) | 2022 (362) | 0.011 |
| Range | 803–2984 | 1116–2637 | |
| Mortality rate (mean (SD))* | 0.45 (0.90) | 0.56 (0.71) | 0.533 |
| Qualitative assessment of endothelium (%) | |||
| Anisocytosis (low/moderate/severe)* | 50/35/15 | 43/24/33 | 0.058 |
| Pleomorphism (low/moderate/severe)* | 56/28/16 | 65/22/13 | 0.657 |
| Mortality in folds (low/moderate/high)* | 8/88/4 | 6/88/6 | 0.828 |
| Presence of rosette patterns (no/yes)* | 68/32 | 67/33 | 0.989 |
*Four missing data due to difficult visualisation of the endothelium.