TABLE 3.

CORRELATIONS WITH TIME AFTER KERATOPLASTY IN CLEAR GRAFTS^*

	r	P Value
Full-thickness keratocyte density	−0.20	.05
Keratocyte density by percent depth of stroma
Anterior 0 – 10%	0.35	< .001
11%– 33%	−0.09	.37
34%– 66%	−0.27	.008
67%– 90%	−0.33	< .001
Posterior 91%–100%	−0.14	.18
Number of keratocytes in full-thickness central stroma with frontal area of 1 mm2	−0.04	.68
Subbasal nerve density (n=94)	0.36	< .001

^*n = 99 for all tests unless stated.