The age pool of corneas for transplant should be expanded to include donors up to 75 years of age, based on findings from an NEI-funded study. Corneal transplants using tissue from older donors have similar rates of survival to those using tissue from younger donors. The five-year transplant success rate was the same - 86 percent - for transplants performed with corneas from donors ages 12 to 65 years and from donors ages 66 to 75.
Last updated: May 1, 2020