국립장기이식센터 설립 전후의 각막이식 실태

• 영문명: Penetrating Keratoplasty before and after Establishment of Korean Network for Organ Sharing
• 발행기관: 대한안과학회
• 저자명: 조은영 김만수,Eun Young Cho, M.D., Man Soo Kim, M.D.
• 간행물 정보: 『대한안과학회지』Ophthalmological Society,volume47,number4, 525~530쪽, 전체 6쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 의학일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2006.04.30

영문 초록

Purpose: This study was performed to evaluate the status of corneal transplantation in Korea over the last 6 years. Methods: We evaluated the current status of domestic corneal transplantation using the data obtained from Korean Network for Organ Sharing (KONOS). We evaluated imported corneal transplantation by the number of corneal transplantations, the country of origin of imported cornea, the preserved state of corneas, the time from the death to transplantation and the result of corneal transplantation. The imported corneal transplantation data was obtained from the institution registered in KONOS and the institution recognized by the authers. Results: The number of domestic cornea donations has not increased since 2000, but the number of transplantations using imported corneas has increased year by year. The quality of imported corneas was good. There was no difference in operation results when domestic corneas were used compared to the use of imported corneas from the USA, Australia or Sri Lanka. Conclusions: The increased use of imported corneas results of a deficiency in the number of domestic cornea donations. Social motivation should be used to increase domestic donations of corneas.

키워드

Cornea donation, Imported donor cornea, KONOS, Penetrating keratoplasty