Risk assessment of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in corneal transplantation

• Published in: American journal of ophthalmology case reports Vol. 30; p. 101856
• Main Authors: Desilets, Jeffrey, Mittal, Abhiniti, Sellick, John A., Patel, Sangita P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Case Report; Corneal transplantation; Risk assessment; Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; Risk assessment; Corneal transplantation

While corneal transplantation is known to have a potential risk of transmission of variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (vCJD), the magnitude of this risk has not been quantified. A case report is presented of a 73 year-old man with a penetrating keratoplasty graft from corneal tissue that was recalled...