Table 2. Distribution of diagnosis and rate of graft failure related to each condition at 1y postoperative.
Diagnosis | No. of eyes | Failure |
Keratoconus | 63 | 3 (4.76) |
Pseudophakic bullous keratopathy | 31 | 14 (45.16) |
Trauma | 6 | 2 (33.33) |
Herpes simplex virus | 10 | 3 (30.00) |
Non herpetic corneal ulcer | 9 | 6 (66.67) |
Non herpetic corneal scar | 4 | 4 (100) |
Corneal dystrophy | 11 | 4 (36.36) |
In the RSS both keratoconus and corneal dystrophy have the same score, according to the probability of graft failure shown by the ACGR[1]. However, the rate of failure in our sample for each condition is very different. Among the 4 cases having corneal dystrophy (Fuchs endothelial dystrophy) as primary diagnosis showing graft failure at 1y, 1 case had 4 quadrants of corneal neovascularization, and another case had a previous failed graft with chronic uveitis and high intraocular pressure, making reasonable to consider that it may be the features of a certain condition what is related to graft failure, rather than the diagnosis itself.
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