<prompt> Which of the following statements regarding corneal transplantation is true?Whole eye needs to be preserved in tissue cultureDonor not accepted if age 60 yearsSpecular microscopy analysis is used to assess endothelial cell countHLA matching is mandatory  <response>: Ans. c Specular microscopy analysis is used to assess endothelial cell countRef: Textbook of Ophthalmology by Sunita Agarwal Jaypee Is Corneoscleral button needs to be preserved, though whole eye can also be preserved. Age is not a criteria for donor eye. HLA matching is not mandatory as the cornea is immunologicaly previliged. 