Corneal diseases are currently the second main cause of blindness in China.Although most of the corneal blindness could be treated by corneal transplantation,only about 10 000 operations were carried out each year owi...Corneal diseases are currently the second main cause of blindness in China.Although most of the corneal blindness could be treated by corneal transplantation,only about 10 000 operations were carried out each year owing to the severe shortage of corneal donors and limited eye bank programs.A feasible cornea donation program was established through the organization of the Red Cross,and in situ corneal removal techniques were developed to avoid conflicts with Chinese traditions of keeping the deceased intact.The number of donated corneas,which had a safe and secure quality,increased significantly year by year.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81500702,No.81530027)the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(No.2016GSF201216)+1 种基金the Taishan Scholar Program(No.spd20150215,No.20161059)the Innovation Project of Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences
文摘Corneal diseases are currently the second main cause of blindness in China.Although most of the corneal blindness could be treated by corneal transplantation,only about 10 000 operations were carried out each year owing to the severe shortage of corneal donors and limited eye bank programs.A feasible cornea donation program was established through the organization of the Red Cross,and in situ corneal removal techniques were developed to avoid conflicts with Chinese traditions of keeping the deceased intact.The number of donated corneas,which had a safe and secure quality,increased significantly year by year.
