A Study Of Factors Influencing The Outcome Of Penetrating Keratoplasty
Published 2026 - 44th Congress of the ESCRS
Reference: POCOR254 | Type: Poster | DOI: 10.82333/7ds6-3675
Authors: Dr Faisal Alharbi* 1
1Ophthalmology ,Air Base Hospital ,Dammam ,Saudi Arabia
Purpose
To study the factors influencing the outcome of penetrating keratoplasty.
Setting
Department of Ophthalmology, Air Base Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
Methods
A retrospective study of patients who underwent penetrating keratoplasty between Jan 2015 to Jan 2025.
Results
Fifty eight eyes of Sixty patients were included in the study. The indications were optical in 34, therapeutic 24. Twenty eight patients had donor graft size less than 7.5 mm, the rest had grafts larger than 7.5 mm.
Follow up period up to 10years.
The complications noted were Glaucoma in 28, recurrence of the infection in 8, graft rejection in 18, graft failure in 2 patients. On the last follow up 14 patients had vision > 6/60, 6 had between 3/60 to 6/60, and less than 3/60 in 32 patients.
Conclusions
Therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty had poorer outcome. Graft rejection was common in patients with grafts larger than 7.5mm. Post op glaucoma was the most common complication.