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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 25.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmology. 2008 Apr;115(4):620–626.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.01.003

Table 3.

Causes of Graft Failure

Donor Age Group*
Total
N=1,090
<66.0
N=707
≥66.0
N=383
Total Graft Failures 135 (12%) 90 (13%) 45 (12%)
Primary Donor Failure 3 (<1%) 3 (<1%) 0
Refractive 8 (<1%) 5 (<1%) 3 (<1%)
Graft Rejection 48 (4%) 32 (5%) 16 (4%)
Non-rejection 76 (7%) 50 (7%) 26 (7%)

Causes of Non-rejection Graft Failure
  Endothelial decompensation 46 30 16
  Infection 15 11 4
  Epithelial defects 6 3 3
  Glaucoma 3 2 1
  Epithelial downgrowth 2 2 0
  Corneal edema 1 0 1
  Corneal thinning 1 1 0
  Hypotony 1 1 0
  Wound dehiscence 1 0 1