Harnessing of corneas captured and processed for transplantation in an ocular tissue bank of North-eastern Brazil

• Main Authors: Izaura Luzia Silvério Freire (Author), Micheline da Fonseca Silva (Author), Andrea Tayse de Lima Gomes (Author), Quinidia Lúcia Duarte de Almeida Quithé de Vasconcelos (Author), Rhayssa de Oliveira e Araújo (Author), Gilson de Vasconcelos Torres (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to describe the harnessing of corneas captured and processed for transplantation in an ocular tissue bank in north-eastern Brazil. This was a transverse and retrospective study, with a sample group of 612 individuals whose corneas were donated and captured between January/2...