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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cornea. 2017 Jan;36(1):26–31. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000000970

Table 1.

Summary of 6 KLAL Patients with Late Acute Graft Rejection

Case No. Eye Age* (yrs) Sex Diagnosis Follow-up Period Interventions Time to Rejection (months) SLE Findings SI at Time of Rejection** Medical Treatment of Rejection** Outcome
1 OS 43 M Chemical injury BCL, OHTN drops 59.3 Inferior NV, ERL MMF 250 mg BID DFP 0.05% gtt Q1H, MMF 750 mg BID Partial failure
2 OS 26 M Anirida CE + IOL with tube 98.4 Superior ERL Azathioprine 100 mg, Prednisone 15 mg DFP 0.05% gtt Q1H, Tacrolimus 3 mg BID, MMF 1000 mg BID, Prednisone 7 mg Partial failure
3 OD 52 M Chemical injury Repeat PK x2 94.3 360° ERL, edema None Prednisolone acetate gtt Q1H Total failure
4 OS 22 M Chemical injury OHTN drops 49.0 Superior CZN, ERL, CEI MMF 500 mg, Tacrolimus 1 mg Prednisolone 1 mg/kg, Betamethasone (high frequency) Resolved with residual CEI
5 OS 38 M Chemical injury Tarsorrhaphy 70.0 Superior ERL, edema, CEI, CED MMF 500 mg Tacrolimus 1 mg Prednisolone 1 mg/kg, Betamethasone (high frequency) Resolved with residual CEI
6 OD 37 F Aniridia OHTN drops, Diode CPC 67.0 ERL None Prednisolone acetate gtt Q2H, MMF 500 mg BID Partial failure

KLAL = Kerato-limbal allograft; SLE = slit lamp examination; SI = systemic immunosuppression; BCL = bandage contact lens; OHTN = ocular hypertension; NV = neovascularization; ERL = epithelial rejection line; MMF = Mycophenolate Mofetil; DFP = difluprednate; PK = penetrating keratoplasty; CZN = conjunctivalization; CEI = corneal epithelial irregularity; CED = corneal epithelial defect; CPC = cyclophotocoagulation

*

At time of KLAL procedure.

**

All medications were oral (PO) and daily (QD) unless otherwise specified.