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Corneal graft

2018-07-20 15:34:36
I have had a repeat corneal graft after mine rejexted in 2012 due to trauma of the eye.my new graft looks fine 9 months in,my question is i know that rejection rate is higher with a repeat graft,but what are the percentages?how likley is it to fail
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You will have to be careful and if you observe all precautions  then the success rate is very good. Don't think of rejection.

Answered2018-07-28 09:56:01

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Hello Rejection rate depends on type of corneal graft ... therapeutic grafts have high rejection rate . Optical grafts have good success rate

Answered2018-07-21 02:11:46

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