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. 2021 Jul 7;8:707242. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.707242
Authors Year Study period Region No. of grafts Types of graft No. of eyes with PKIK Age, years (mean ± SD) Female % Incidence % Time of PKIK after keratoplasty (months)
Dohse et al. (24) 2020 2007–2018 US 2,098 PK and EK 86 64.7 ± 21.7 59.3 4.1 (PK: 5.9, EK: 1.3) 28.7 (28.5 for PK, 30.4 for EK)
Griffin et al. (25) 2020 2004–2015 UK 1,508 PK, DALK, and epikeratophakia 66 (72 episodes) 56.0 ± 20.7 49 4.77 25 months
Okonkwo et al. (26) 2018 1997–2014 UK 759 PK, DALK, and DSAEK 41 (59 episodes) 73.0 ± 19.4 53.7 5.4
Sun et al. (27) 2017 2000–2009 Taiwan 871 PK 52 (67 episodes) 65.5 ± 16.9 7.7 27.1 ± 28.0 days (range, 0–86 days)
Chen et al. (28) 2017 2003–2007 Taiwan 648 PK 42 49.1 ± 21.5 40.5 6.5 12.0 ± 9.5 months
Edelstein et al. (29) 2016 2007–2014 US 354,930 PK, EK, and ALK 66 0.02 29 days (1–216 days range)
Constantinou et al. (30) 2013 1998–2008 Australia 650 PK 122 75.0 ± 14.8 (failed graft), 61.8 ± 16.3 (clear graft) 58.8 18.8 72.0 ± 32.4 (failed graft), 114.0 ± 97.2 (clear graft)
Wagoner et al. (12) 2007 1998–2002 US 2,103 PK 102 50.4 42.2 4.9 38.2% occurred within 12 months
Tavakkoli and Sugar (31) 1994 1976–1992 US 885 PK 36 4.9
Leahey et al. (32) 1993 1976–1992 US 773 PK 18 58.9 72.2 21.5 months (range 1–53 months)
Bates et al. (33) 1990 1983–1988 UK 1,700 PK 30 55 41 1.76 10 months (range 1–168)
Fong et al. (34) 1988 1978–1985 US 2,006 PK 66 (68 episodes) 61 3.3
Al-Hazzaa and Tabbara (35) 1988 1983–1986 Saudi Arabia 947 PK 113 31 11.9 5.4 months (range 10 days−12 months)