Indications of penetrating keratoplasty in southern India.

AIM To study the indications of penetrating keratoplasty in Southern India. SETTINGS AND DESIGN Retrospective study. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective evaluation of eye bank records from December, 2002 to December, 2012 with respect to indications for penetrating keratoplasty. RESULTS During the period considered for study, 102 penetrating keratoplasties were performed. The leading indications for penetrating keratoplasty were corneal scarring (60.7%), followed by regrafting (12.7%), spheroidal degeneration (9.8%), aphakic bullous keratopathy (5.88%), pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (2.94%), acute infectious keratitis (2.94%), corneal dystrophy and keratoconus (4.9%). Healed infectious keratitis (72.88%) was the most common subcategory among the eyes with corneal scarring followed by traumatic corneal scars (16.12%). CONCLUSION Corneal scarring from healed infectious keratitis are the most common indication for keratoplasty in Southern India.