Clinical Results of Penetrating Keratoplasty in Keratoconus
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 85-90, 1993.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-87868
ABSTRACT
We conducted a retrospective study of 45 penetrating keratoplasties (39 patients) for keratoconus from March 1986 to February 1991 at St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University Medical College. The follow-up period was at least over 1 year. The penetrating keratoplasties were performed most commonly in the interval between 1 and 5 years after the diagnosis of keratoconus (25 patients; 64.1%). The hard contact lenses were the most commonly used for visual correction before penetrating keratoplasty. Corneal scar was the most common indication for keratoplasty (35 eyes 77.8%). The most common postoperative complication was loose suture (14 eyes; 31.1%). Overall, 43 out of the 45 corneal transplants (95.6%) remained clear and these eyes attained best-corrected visual acuity of 0.5 or better.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Postoperative Complications
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Sutures
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Visual Acuity
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Corneal Transplantation
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Cicatrix
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Keratoplasty, Penetrating
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Contact Lenses
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
1993
Type:
Article
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