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Seroprevalence of HIV, HBV, HCV & RPR among cornea donor in the regional institute of ophthalmology
MH Patel1, AM Patel2, AM Shah3
1 Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, M & J Institute of Ophthalmology, B J Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
2 Tutor, Department of Pathology & Microbiology, Govt. Dental College, Civil Hospital Campus, Ahmedabad , Gujarat, India
3 Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, M & J Institute of Ophthalmology, B J Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Correspondence Address:
M H Patel
Abhiyaan Apt, Opp Paritosh So, Paliyad nagar Road, Naranpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | 2 |
DOI: 10.4103/2347-6486.240223
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Introduction: Donor corneas obtained by eye banks are steadily increasing all over the world. Proper evaluation of donor cornea is critical to the success of cornea transplantation.
Objectives: To analyse results of screening test done before corneal tissue transplantation.
Methods: Blood samples were collected at the time of enucleation of the eye from 947 consecutive cornea donors. The samples were tested for Antibodies of Human Immunodeficiency virus I & II (HIV), Hepatitis B virus (HBV), and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) & Treponema pallidum.
Results: In our study sero-prevalence of HIV, HBV, HCV & T. pallidum in eye donors are 1.58%, 0.52%, 0.10 and 0.21% respectively.
Conclusion: The study suggests that all the cornea donors should be screened for HIV, HBV, HCV & T. pallidum by serological test like standards followed in Blood banks of India.
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