Table 1.
Analysis of regrafts: original diagnosis and cause of failure
| Original diagnosis | Causes of failure | ||
| Viral keratitis | 68 (21.2%) | Endothelial failure* | 134 (41.8%) |
| Dystrophies | 49 (15.2%) | Endothelial rejection† | 53 (16.5%) |
| Bullous keratopathy | 47 (14.6%) | Astigmatism | 20 (6.2%) |
| Trauma | 44 (13.7%) | Recurrence of dystrophy | 15 (4.7%) |
| Keratoconus | 41 (12.8%) | Perforation | 15 (4.7%) |
| Ulcerative keratitis | 10 (3.1%) | Bacterial infection | 13 (4%) |
| Corneal opacities | 10 (3.1%) | Scarring | 12 (3.7%) |
| Others | 40 (12.5%) | Primary donor failure | 7 (2.2%) |
| Unknown | 12 (3.7%) | Recurrent HSV keratitis | 7 (2.2%) |
| Impending perforation | 6 (1.9%) | ||
| Bacterial infection with perforation | 5 (1.5%) | ||
| Glaucoma | 5 (1.5%) | ||
| Trauma | 3 (0.9%) | ||
| Others | 14 (4.4%) | ||
| Unknown | 12 (3.7%) | ||
| Total | 321 (100%) | Total | 321 (100%) |
*Endothelial failure unrelated to endothelial rejection.
†Endothelial rejection leading to endothelial failure.
HSV, herpes simplex virus.