1.0Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologiahttps://www.rbojournal.org/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="avD8XpgLEl"><a href="https://www.rbojournal.org/en/article/corneal-selection-for-transplants/">Corneal selection for transplants</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.rbojournal.org/en/article/corneal-selection-for-transplants/embed/#?secret=avD8XpgLEl" width="600" height="338" title="“Corneal selection for transplants” — Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia" data-secret="avD8XpgLEl" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.rbojournal.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Corneal transplantation is singular because it is habitually performed on persons with visual deficiency but with preserved life expectancy, mobility and social life. A graft not well succeeded may cause real blindness and permanent misery due to pain and discomfort. One of the fundamental determinants of the success of corneal transplantation is the use of corneas of good quality. The selection of these corneas is based on three rules: innocuousness, transparency and vitality. Each one of these concepts is considered [...]