[Refractive evaluation of donor corneas from the newborn in aphakic penetrating keratoplasty].

Donor corneas from newborns aged 1-28 days were used in 30 cases of aphakic penetrating keratoplasty with good refractive results. After an average postoperative follow-up of 14.8 months, the mean visual acuity was 0.3 s.c. and 0.6 c.c; the mean keratometric corneal refraction was +53.04 DS (about 10.00 DS higher than that of the contralateral eye), and the mean corneal astigmatism was 2.84 DC. The postoperative specular corneal endothelial count averaged 3,324 cells/mm2 in 14 eyes.