Objectives: Upon completion of this conference the resident/student should have an understanding of corneal transplantation and should be able to

• Discuss basic concepts of corneal transplantation including
  • Histocompatibility and other antigens
  • Immune Privilege
  • Eye Banking and Donor Selection
  • Criteria contraindicating donor cornea use
• Describe the indications, preoperative evaluation, surgical technique and potential complications of
  • Penetrating Keratoplasty
  • Pediatric Corneal Transplants
  • Corneal Autograft Procedures
  • Lamellar Keratoplasty

Assignment: Please read Chapter 22 Basic Concepts of Corneal Transplantation and Chapter 23 Clinical Approach to Corneal Transplantation in the Cornea Section of the BCSC series