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. 2017 Mar 18;10(3):372–377. doi: 10.18240/ijo.2017.03.08

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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