Table 2.

Indication for the corneal transplant

Diagnosis	Group 1 (MMF) n = 98	Group 2 (control) n = 98	Total
Corneal opacity and neovascularization due to severe dry eye syndrome	1	2	3
Alkali burn	7	9	16
Trauma ulcer	4	1	5
Graft failure due to graft rejection	35	30	65
Graft failure due to nonhealing epithelial defect	4	3	11
Graft failure due to corneal melt	6	5	12
Graft failure due to bacterial corneal ulcer	6	6	14
Acute perforation of non-infectious corneal ulceration	3	4	7
Refractory bacterial keratitis	5	7	12
Acute perforation of corneal ulcer	22	29	51
Keratouveitis of idiopathic etiology	5	2	7