Indications for keratoplasty in District Railway Hospital in Katowice
Wylegała, E.; Dobrowolski, D.; Tarnawska, D.; Wróblewska-Czajka, E.; Jurewicz, A.
Klinika Oczna 107(10-12): 646-649
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-2157 PMID: 16619810 Document Number: 586515
The retrospective analysis of indications for keratoplasty. The study of 517 keratoplasties between May 2000 and December 2004. The indications were: corneal oedema--24,5%, keratoconus--18,1%, corneal leucoma--15,0%, limbus insufficiency--10,2%, Fuchs endothelial dystrophy--9,0%, graft decompensation--8,1%, other acquired keratopaties--5,9%, corneal perforation--5,8%, anterior and stromal dystrophies--2,3%, Peters' syndrome--0,38%, choristoma--0,19%. Main indication for keratoplasty are corneal oedema and keratoconus.