Penetrating keratoplasty in trachomatous patients.

Penetrating keratoplasty in trachomatous patients.

Risk Factors for Failure of Keratoplasty in Keratoconus: Penetrating vs. Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty

Purpose: To determine the etiologic factors on rejection and failure rates and ocular surface changes after corneal transplantation by either DALK or PKP, in cases of keratoconus (KCN). Methods: In this cross-sectional study, considering the existing data, patients with keratoconus referring to Labbafinejad Medical Center from 2006 to 2016, who underwent corneal transplantation, were enrolled a...

Experimental orthotopic penetrating keratoplasty--a rat penetrating keratoplasty model.

An orthotopic penetrating keratoplasty model was developed in the rat. An oversized (0.5 mm) graft was used and 8 interrupted sutures were applied. These sutures were not removed. Eleven grafts out of 13 were rejected by the 3rd week in the disparate group (Brown Norway rat to Lewis rat transplantation group), which was characterized by edema, opacity, and neovascularization. All grafts remaine...

Indications of Penetrating Keratoplasty in Kerman during 2004-2006

Background & Aims: This study was carried out to determine the leading indications for corneal transplantation in Kerman province. Methods: Medical records of 186 patients underwent corneal transplantation during 3 years (2004-2006) in Shafa Medical Center were evaluated retrospectively. The initial diagnosis and causes of corneal grafting were recorded. Infectious keratitis (Bacterial, Fungal,...

Therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty in keratomalacia.

Malnutrition is of special importance in infants and children in India, where secondary malnutrition due to dietetic and infective diarrhoea may lead to keratomalacia. Therapeutic keratoplasty was carried out in eight eyes in six cases of keratomalacia (Table). All the patients had a history ofdiarrhoea for 8 to I 5 days; they came from a poor socio-economic environment and were aged between 9 ...