Accelerated Corneal Graft Rejection in Baby Rats

Johannes Schwartzkopff (1) , Moritz Berger (1) , Florian Birnbaum (1) , Daniel Böhringer (1) , Thomas Reinhard (1)

1 University Eye Hospital, Freiburg

Penetrating keratoplasty in infants has a very poor outcome compared to adults. It is of intrinsic interest to gain insight into the still unknown immunological mechanisms of graft failure because any form of uncorrected corneal opacity leads to amblyopia.

Mots clés: Cornea; Immunology; Inflammation; Experimental &#8211 animal models; Child health (paediatrics)

Johannes Schwartzkopff, Moritz Berger, Florian Birnbaum, Daniel Böhringer, Thomas Reinhard. Accelerated Corneal Graft Rejection in Baby Rats. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2009, pp.bjo.2008.154435v1. ⟨10.1136/bjo.2008.154435⟩. ⟨hal-00477838⟩