The protocal's enucleation of the eye transplant are all EXCEPT:
(Transplant within 6 hours) (206-Parson 20th) (457-KH)CORNEAL GRAFTING - Donor corneas are harvested from cadaveric donors within 6 hours after death, sometimes upto 12 hours in countries with cold climates.They can be transplanted immediately or preserved in eye bank by various preservation techniques for varying intervals short term preservation requires the cornea to be used within 48 - 72 (Maximum 96) hours, Immediate term preservation by organ culture methods extend to 30 days and long term preservation is upto 1 year by cryo- preservation.* Corneas of infants and old age 70 years are not used.
The eye is packed with ice & closed
No malignancy
Sterile procedure
Transplant within 6 hours
Miscellaneous