Harnessing of corneas captured and processed for transplantation in an ocular tissue bank of North-eastern Brazil

The aim of this study was to describe the harnessing of corneas captured and processed for transplantation in an ocular tissue bank in north-eastern Brazil. This was a transverse and retrospective study, with a sample group of 612 individuals whose corneas were donated and captured between January/2...

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Main Authors: Izaura Luzia Silvério Freire, Micheline da Fonseca Silva, Andrea Tayse de Lima Gomes, Quinidia Lúcia Duarte de Almeida Quithé de Vasconcelos, Rhayssa de Oliveira e Araújo, Gilson de Vasconcelos Torres
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Series:Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1983-14472014000300014&lng=en&tlng=en