penetrating keratoplasty

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pen·e·trat·ing ker·a·to·plas·ty

corneal transplant with replacement of all layers of the cornea, but retaining the peripheral cornea.

keratoplasty

Excision of corneal tissue and its replacement by a cornea from a human donor. This can be done either over the entire cornea (total keratoplasty) or over a portion of it (partial keratoplasty). Two main techniques are used: (1) the penetrating keratoplasty in which the entire thickness of the cornea is removed and replaced by transparent corneal tissue; (2) the lamellar keratoplasty in which a superficial layer is removed and replaced by healthy tissue. Common indications to perform keratoplasty are therapeutic (e.g. keratoconus, corneal ulcer) or cosmetic (e.g. removing an unsightly opacity). Syn. corneal transplant. See ciclosporin; granular dystrophy; eye bank; corneal graft; immunosuppressants.

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Poon, "Long-term outcomes of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty in Australian keratoconus patients," Cornea, vol.

Customized Toric Intraocular Lens Implantation in Eyes with Cataract and Corneal Astigmatism after Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty: A Prospective Study

Penetrating keratoplasty, in Fuchs\' corneal dystrophy.

Familial presence of early onset Fuchs' corneal endothelial dystrophy, a report of two rare cases

Baratz, "Scattered light and visual function in a randomized trial of deep lamellar endothelial keratoplasty and penetrating keratoplasty," American Journal of Ophthalmology, vol.

Early Changes in Visual Quality and Corneal Structure after DMEK: Does DMEK Approach Optical Quality of a Healthy Cornea?

During the follow-up period (over four months) the patient has shown an excellent recovery; his eye inflammation has been as expected for a penetrating keratoplasty, and no clinical signs of infection recurrence have been noted (Figure 6).

Simultaneous Noncentered Photoactivated Chromophore for Keratitis-Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking and Penetrating Keratoplasty for Treatment of Severe Marginal Fusarium spp. Keratitis: A Description of a New Surgical Technique

Acyclovir therapy in prevention of recurrent herpetic keratitis following penetrating keratoplasty. Am J Ophthalmol 2008;145:198-202.

Clinical Efficacy of Oral Ganciclovir for Prophylaxis and Treatment of Recurrent Herpes Simplex Keratitis

Changing indications for penetrating keratoplasty: histopathology of 1,250 corneal buttons.

Corneal swapping in a bomb blast victim

So, 40 cases were of Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK) by Big Bubble technique and their results were compared with 40 cases of penetrating Keratoplasty. All the cases were done by the same surgeon.

Comparison of visual outcomes of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty and penetrating keratoplasty

Eyes undergoing penetrating keratoplasty (PK) often have coexisting ocular pathologies which impede simultaneous intraocular lens (IOL) implantation.

Comparison of the Techniques of Secondary Intraocular Lens Implantation after Penetrating Keratoplasty

A hospital based study from southern India has reported that corneal scarring was the most common indication for penetrating keratoplasty, half of which was due to keratitis.

Proportion of corneal blindness in blind patients attending for blind certificates in regional eye hospital, Kurnool

Objectives: To compare clinical outcomes of cases who underwent deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) and cases who were converted to penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) from DALK surgery.

Comparison of outcomes in patients who underwent deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty and those converted to penetrating keratoplasty

The main advantage over penetrating keratoplasty is that it has virtually no effect on the corneal surface, thereby maintaining its natural shape and avoiding the potentially large refractive changes of corneal suturing (see Figure 6).

Fuchs' corneal endothelial dystrophy

The surgical treatment was penetrating keratoplasty for 10 eyes and anterior lamellar keratoplasty for 7 eyes.