Efficacy and Safety of Corneal Transplantation Using Corneas from Foreign Donors versus Domestic Donors: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial

Table 7

Postoperative complications and contamination of the corneal rim and preservation medium in foreign and domestic donor groups.

	Foreign group (%)	Domestic group (%)	P value
Primary graft failure	2 (3.7)	0 (0)	0.153
Immunologic rejection	18 (33.3)	23 (42.6)	0.322
Secondary glaucoma	12 (22.2)	14 (25.9)	0.653
Corneal epithelial abnormalities	7 (13.0)	1 (1.8)	0.03
Secondary corneal infection	0 (0)	0 (0)
Positive culture for bacteria
Donor rim	1/42 (2.4)	2/40 (5)	0.553
Preservation medium	0/42 (0)	1/40 (2.5)	0.98