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

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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

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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 - Oct 2000

Keywords

Antiviral agents
Corneal graft rejection
Corticosteroids
Immunosuppression
Penetrating keratoplasty

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