Evin Singar OzdEmir1, aySE Burcu1, zulEyha yalniz akkaya1, FirdEvS OrnEk1

Keratoplasty has become more common as a result of the development of microsurgical techniques, improvement in eye banking procedures, and increased awareness regarding tissue and body transplantation. Postoperative care and patient awareness have been found to be at least as important as surgical performance. Despite these developments, complications are still common. Because of new topical and systemic medications used for infections, glaucoma, dry eye, and graft failure as well as novel surgical techniques developed for glaucoma, these complications can be treated in a timely manner. However, painful blindness can develop in cases that do not respond to treatment. For these cases, evisceration (i.e.; surgical removal of the content of the eye) is a recommended option. Evisceration after penetrating keratoplasty (PK) performed for panophthalmitis that developed secondary to trauma and endophthalmitis have been previously reported, but our study is the first study performed to establish the indications of evisceration after PK. The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnosis, influential factors, and incidence of evisceration surgery after PK. METHODS