[Table/Fig-3]:
Depicting the association of various indications of PK with CCT groups at first postop day, 1 month, 3 and 6 months post PK.
| Indications of PK | Groups of CCT at various time period post PK | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First post op | 1 month | 3 months | 6 months | |||||||||
| A | B | C | A | B | C | A | B | C | A | B | C | |
| Adherent leucoma | 3 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| PBK | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| Corneal opacity | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Graft failure | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Corneal dystrophy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Anterior staphyloma | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| N (%) | 3 (5.8) | 36 (70.5) | 12 (23.5) | 12 (23.5) | 33 (64.7) | 6 (11.7) | 28 (54.9) | 20 (39.2) | 3 (5.8) | 40 (78.4) | 10 (19.6) | 1 (1.9) |
| p* value | 0.442 | 0.021 | 0.725 | 0.364 | ||||||||
p* value - p-value by Chi-Square Tests
PK- Penetrating keratoplasty
CCT- Central corneal thickness
μm-micrometer