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. 2025 Sep 5;45(1):373. doi: 10.1007/s10792-025-03708-x

Table 6.

Wound dehiscence: complications

All PK DALK
Cases 97 90 7
Iris prolapse 19 (19.6%) 18 (20%) 1 (14.3%)
Lens extrusion 24 (24.7%) 23 (25.6%) 1 (14.3%)
Intraocular hemorrhagea 28 (28.9%) 28 (31.1%) 0
Choroidal/retinal detachment 10 (10.3%) 10 (11.1%) 0
Graft failure 55 (56.7%) 55 (61.1%) 0
Enucleation 20 (20.6%) 20 (22.2%) 0

PK penetrating keratoplasty, DALK deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

aIncludes hyphema, vitreous hemorrhage, subretinal hemorrhage, and choroidal/expulsive hemorrhage