Background: penetrating keratoplasty (pk – corneal transplantation or full-thickness corneal graft) remains the primary sight-restoring procedure for corneal blindness. south africa is experiencing a shortage of donor corneas, resulting in long waiting times for a corneal transplant. a corneal graft protocol has been drawn up in the ethekwini health district to triage prospective corneal graft recipients

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• who: Monawwar Khan et al. from the Department of University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa have published the article: Background: Penetrating keratoplasty (PK - corneal transplantation or full-thickness corneal graft) remains the primary sight-restoring procedure for corneal blindness. South Africa is experiencing a shortage of donor corneas, resulting in long waiting times for a corneal transplant. A corneal graft protocol has been drawn up in the eThekwini Health District to triage prospective corneal graft recipients, in the Journal: (JOURNAL) of 09/07/2015
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