Purpose: To evaluate the clinical characteristics and viral Colonization of corneas donated by volunteers with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) before and after corneal transplantation.
Methods: We retrospectively compared the characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients who received corneas from donors with and without a history of COVID-19 after corneal transplantation. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was performed to evaluate the expression of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA on ocular surfaces in corneal preservation solutions as well as the recipients' tears. Immunofluorescence was also performed to evaluate the expression of viral spike proteins in the corneas. Intraocular pressure (IOP) measurement, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and slit-lamp inspection at each follow-up examination were performed to assess the surgical efficacy.
Results: The RT-PCR results of eye surface swabs before corneal extraction, the corneal preservation solutions before transplantation as well as the recipients' tears were negative, thereby indicating the suitability for transplantation. No significant differences in IOP measurements, OCT findings, or in the incidence of post transplantation complications were observed between donors with and without COVID-19.
Conclusions: Corneal transplantation using corneas from COVID-19 infected donors does not alter clinical outcomes when compared to controls receiving corneas from non-infected donors.
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