Current Australian practice in the prevention and management of corneal allograft rejection

Nigel H. Barker; Timothy R.M. Henderson; Carolyn A. Ross; Douglas J. Coster; Keryn A. Williams

doi:10.1046/j.1442-9071.2000.00335.x

Current Australian practice in the prevention and management of corneal allograft rejection

Nigel H. Barker, Timothy R.M. Henderson, Carolyn A. Ross, Douglas J. Coster, Keryn A. Williams

Australian Corneal Graft Registry

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Purpose: To determine current practice in the prevention and management of corneal allograft rejection in Australia. Methods: A questionnaire was circulated to attendees at the 1998 Eye Bank Meeting in Adelaide. Twenty-four responses were received and analysed. Results: All respondents used topical corticosteroids for routine prophylaxis and to treat established rejection episodes. Prednisolone acetate was the most frequently prescribed topical corticosteroid. Systemic non-steroidal immunosuppression was prescribed almost exclusively for high-risk grafts. Seventy-five per cent of surgeons used systemic antiviral agents for the treatment of graft rejection in patients with Herpes simplex keratitis. Conclusion: There was a wide variation amongst surgeons in the choice of therapy for routine prophylactic immuno-suppression as well as for the treatment of established corneal allograft rejection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	357-360
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Volume	28
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1442-9071.2000.00335.x
Publication status	Published or Issued - 2000

Keywords

Antiviral agents
Corneal graft rejection
Corticosteroids
Immunosuppression
Penetrating keratoplasty

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Ophthalmology

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