Table 3. Proportion of lamellar keratoplasties performed for different indications in the periods 2002-2006 and 2007-2011.
| Indication | Proportion of lamellar keratoplasties |
Comparison 2002-2006 vs 2007-2011 |
|
| 2002-2006 n=1440 | 2007-2011 n=1986 | P | |
| Keratoconus1 | 77/513 (15.0) | 162/542 (29.8) | <0.001 |
| ABK/PBK2 | 2/242 (0.8) | 263/425(61.9) | <0.001 |
| Graft failure2 | 0/236 (0.0) | 113/379 (29.8) | <0.001 |
| Fuchs endothelial dystrophy2 | 4/184 (2.2) | 224/332 (67.5) | <0.001 |
| Herpetic keratitis1 | 5/59 (8.5) | 28/89 (31.5) | 0.001 |
| Microbial keratitis1 | 8/65 (12.3) | 38/77 (49.3) | <0.001 |
| Trauma | 0/32 (0.0) | 1/39 (2.6) | 0.36 |
| Stromal dystrophies1 | 13/31 (42.0) | 19/29 (65.5) | 0.06 |
| Non-infectious keratitis | 0/18 (0.0) | 1/17 (5.9) | 0.29 |
| Others | 1/60 (1.7) | 1/57 (1.8) | 0.97 |
ABK/PBK: Aphakic/pseudophakic bullous keratopathy. 1Diseases treated using DALK; 2Diseases treated using EK procedures.
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