Outcome of optical penetrating keratoplasties at a tertiary care eye institute in Western India

Outcome of optical penetrating keratoplasties at a tertiary care eye institute in Western India

Aim: To study the indications, risk factors, postoperative course, and long-term survival of corneal transplants done for optical purposes. Design: Retrospective case series. Materials and Methods: Data were obtained by reviewing the records of 181 patients operated at our institute (H.V. Desai Eye...

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Main Authors: Shilpa A Joshi, Seema S Jagdale, Pranav D More, Madan Deshpande
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Band-shaped keratopathy
corneal dystrophy
phototherapeutic keratectomy
phototherapeutic keratectomy with amniotic membrane grafts
scar
and Salzmann nodular degeneration
Kaplan Meier survival analysis
multivariate Cox Proportional Hazard Regression analysis
optical penetrating keratoplasties
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2012;volume=60;issue=1;spage=15;epage=21;aulast=Joshi

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