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. 2025 Dec 15;12:1696949. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1696949

Table 2.

Primary indications for optical and therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty.

Primary disease Optical PKP (n, %) Therapeutic PKP (n, %) Total (n, %)
Fungal keratitis 0 (0%) 33 (31.7%) 33 (31.7%)
Viral keratitis/Post-viral scar 17 (40.5%) 9 (8.6%) 26 (25.0%)
Corneal endothelial decompensation 15 (35.7%) 0 (0%) 15 (14.4%)
Sterile ulcer 0 (0%) 14 (13.5%) 14 (13.5%)
Corneal perforation (bacterial) 0 (0%) 4 (3.8%) 4 (3.8%)
Keratoconus 3 (7.1%) 0 (0%) 3 (2.9%)
Mixed infection 0 (0%) 1 (1.0%) 1 (1.0%)
Graft-versus-host disease 0 (0%) 1 (1.0%) 1 (1.0%)
Total 42 (40.4%) 62 (59.6%) 104 (100%)