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. 2020 Apr 6;15(2):149–159. doi: 10.18502/jovr.v15i2.6731

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Mean rates (%) of indications for keratoplasty procedures utilizing corneas provided by the Central Eye Bank of Iran. Keratoconus has been the most common indication for keratoplasty (39.70%) over the last 24 years, followed by bullous keratopathy (18.5%), corneal scar and opacities (15.7%), graft failure (7.5%), corneal dystrophies (5.20%), active keratitis (5.20%), and others (8.2%). AK, active keratitis; BK, bullous keratopathy; CD, corneal dystrophies; CSO, corneal scar and opacities; GF, graft failure; KCN, keratoconus.