Original scientific paper
Late Postoperative Results of Penetrating Keratoplasty: A 10 -Year Retrospective Study
Renata Iveković
Zdravko Mandić
Ivanka Petric
Valentina Lacmanović
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze the results of penetrating keratoplasty 5 to 10 years after operation, i.e. long term results. Patients operated in the University Department of Ophthalmology of Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital from January 1991 to January 1996 are included in this retrospective study. The enrolment consists of 95 operated eyes in 86 patients. The most common reason for keratoplasty was bullous keratopathy, corneal dystrophy and keratoconus. Graft failure was noticed in 17 eyes or 18%. In the group with keratoconus there was no graft failure. More then 80% of operated eyes 5 to 10 years after operation still have visual acuity of over 0.1- 5 to 10 years after operation.
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15003
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Publication date:
1.11.2002.
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