Record number:
957
Adverse Occurrence type:
MPHO Type:
Estimated frequency:
Never reported before to this vigilance programme
Alerting signals, symptoms, evidence of occurrence:
During surgery the cornea for transplant shows a keratoconus. Procedure aborted. Patient already under anesthesia
Demonstration of imputability or root cause:
According to cornea bank no keratoconus. Other cornea from same donor analysed with pentacam. No abnormalities. Donor was 31 years old. Young donors have thinner and tender cornea. Cornea transplant 2 weeks later with new cornea
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