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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmology. 2014 Nov 15;122(3):448–456. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.09.012

Table 2.

Donor Cornea Factors by Donor Diabetes History (N=1090)

Donor Cornea Characteristics Donor Diabetes History
No
N=891
Yes
N=199

N % N %
Baseline ECD (cells/mm2)
 <2500 260 29% 58 29%
 2500 – <2700 211 24% 59 30%
 2700 – <3000 302 34% 59 30%
 ≥3000 118 13% 23 12%
median (quartiles) 2671 (2462, 2874) 2618 (2445, 2864)
Polymorphism/Polymegathism
 None 781 88% 170 85%
 Mild/moderate 110 12% 29 15%
Endothelial Cell Damage-Central
 None 889 >99% 198 >99%
 Mild 2 <1% 1 <1%
Endothelial Cell Damage-Diffuse
 None 859 96% 195 98%
 Mild/moderate 32 4% 4 2%
Endothelial Cell Damage-Peripheral
 None 847 95% 191 96%
 Mild 44 5% 8 4%
Epithelium Defects
 Clear and intact 434 49% 91 46%
 Defects on ≤50% 457 51% 108 54%
Epithelium Haze
 None 589 66% 144 72%
 Mild 266 30% 49 25%
 Moderate/severe 36 4% 6 3%
Epithelium-Exposure
 None 180 20% 29 15%
 Mild 545 61% 116 58%
 Moderate/severe 166 19% 54 27%
Stromal Edema
 None 664 75% 153 77%
 Mild/moderate 227 25% 46 23%
Stromal Arcus
 None 319 36% 61 31%
 Present 572 64% 138 69%
Descemet’s Membrane Folds
 None 304 34% 72 36%
 Mild/moderate 587 66% 127 64%
Snail Tracks-Central
 None 822 92% 189 95%
 Mild/moderate 69 8% 10 5%
Snail Tracks-Diffuse
 None 737 83% 166 83%
 Mild/moderate 154 17% 33 17%
Snail Tracks-Peripheral
 None 713 80% 167 84%
 Mild/moderate/severe 178 20% 32 16%
Donor Graft Size
 <8.0 mm 198 22% 46 23%
 =8.0 mm 210 24% 55 28%
 >8.0 mm 483 54% 98 49%