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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Semin Ophthalmol. 2022 Dec 17;38(1):31–43. doi: 10.1080/08820538.2022.2152710

Table 2.

Graft Survival Rate at 1-, 2-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year After Penetrating Keratoplasty per Geographic Region

Graft Survival Rate Year After Transplant
Reference
1 2 3 5 10
Global Average 88.6 81.2 78.9 72.8 61.2

NORTH AMERICA

Canada 79 65 Sit et al (41)
United States 97 95 94 91 Price et al (34)
United States 78 76 Ahmad et al (40)
United States 86 77 Dunn et al (37)
United States 90 82 Thompson et al (38)
United States 93 70 61 48 Ing et al (14)
United States 92 70 60 46 Patel et al (35)
Regional Average 94 87 78 76 63

EUROPE

Europe 88 Dunker et al (81)
France 79 73 59 50 Muraine et al (62)
Italy 95 88 75 Fasolo et al (56)
Italy 83 Fasolo et al (57)
Netherlands 96 90 Dickman et al (67)
Spain 65 Barraquer et al (68)
Spain 85 71 67 Montesel et al (70)
Sweden 71 Claesson et al (140)
UK 89 Vail et al (53)
UK 82 Rahman et al (47)
UK 93 Figueiredo et al (54)
UK 90 81 66 Beckingsale et al (55)
Regional Average 88 88 76 75 62

ASIA

China 94 80 Pan et al (99)
China 95 88 76 Li et al (103)
India 80 69 47 Dandona et al (2)
India 65 53 Joshi et al (82)
India 67 59 Arya et al (83)
Japan 72 Inoue et al (106)
Pakistan 80 76 51 Chaudhary et al (91)
Singapore 87 72 64 52 Tan et al (109)
Singapore 67 Ang et al (116)
Singapore 91 67 55 Anshu et al (110)
Singapore 94 80 72 Arundhati et al (117)
Thailand 92 76 63 45 Reinprayoon et al (115)
Regional Average 85 71 75 63 59

AFRICA

Ethiopia 89 80 Ayalew et al (122)
Ethiopia 77 Tilahun et al (121)
Kenya 86 Chen et al (126)
Kenya 82 Hydara et al (124)
Kenya 65 Yorston et al (118)
Regional Average 88 76

MIDDLE EAST

Israel 94 90 88 81 Sternfeld et al (144)
Saudi Arabia 97 90 86 81 Wagoner et al (128)
Saudi Arabia 91 84 Omar et al (129)
Regional Average 96 90 88 82

AUSTRALIA

Australia 81 65 Bishop et al (194)
Australia 91 79 Williams et al (157)
Australia 91 79 72 Williams et al (158)
Australia 86 73 62 Williams et al (149)
Australia 87 73 60 Williams et al (150)
Australia 94 Green et al (156)g
New Zealand 87 Patel et al (153)
Regional Average 89 81 79 71 61

CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA

Colombia 83 81 80 Mora et al (171)

Graft survival rates included are for primary grafts only