Table 1.
Reported numbers of Wait-lists in each country compared with the number of corneal transplanted cases.
| Countries | Numbers of patients in wait-list | Transplanted cases | Reported year ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 0 | 1096 | 2008 (Hara and Cooper, 2011) |
| Brazil | 10,923 | 14,534 | 2018 (Almeida et al., 2018) |
| China | 2,000,000 | <8000 | 2017 (Wong et al., 2017) |
| India | 7,000,000 | 25,000 | 2017 (Wong et al., 2017) |
| Japan | 2769 | 1634 | 2008 (Hara and Cooper, 2011) |
| Korea | 2184 | 322 | 2018a |
| South Africa | 4300b | 89 | 2017 (York and Tinley, 2017) |
| United Kingdom | 500 | 2711 | 2008 (Hara and Cooper, 2011) |
| United States | 0 | 41,652 | 2008 (Hara and Cooper, 2011) |
a
Data from Korean Network for Organ Sharing © 2018 (11-1351155-000001-01).
b
Data from The Organ Donor Foundation of South Africa © 2019 (NPO/PBO Numbers 003–458 NPO PBO: 18/11/13/4).