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Evaluation of keratoplasty in cases of post‐inflammatory corneal opacity with vascularization
Author(s) -
Sayegh F.,
Ehlers N.,
Farah I.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1988.tb04031.x
Subject(s) - corneal opacity , ophthalmology , medicine , refraction , opacity , corneal transplantation , visual acuity , cornea , corneal graft , optometry , optics , physics
. Penetrating keratoplasty was performed in 106 cases of post‐inflammatory corneal opacity with vascularization. Donor material obtained post mortem was preserved in a moist chamber, MK‐medium at 4°C or in culture medium at room temperature. 55.7% of patients gained a useful vision after keratoplasty. The post‐operative spherical error of refraction was found to be ‐1.4 ± 3.6 D and the astigmatic error of refraction ‐3.3 ± 2.0 D. The post‐operative visual acuity was found to be 0.2 ± 0.2. The ocular pathology associated with keratoplasty is discussed.