First Author: O.Arslan TURKEY
Co Author(s): M. Ünal M. Mangan E. Atalay E. Cicik İ. Toker
Purpose:
To evaluate the efficacy and reliability of penetrating keratoplasty (PK) procedure in keratoglobus and
pellucid marginal degeneration
Setting:
: 13 patients ,operated by the same surgeon (O.S.A) between 2005 and 2010 in Cerrahpasa Eye Clinic, were involved in the study.
Methods:
PK was performed in 5 keratoglobus and 8 pellucid marginal degeneration patients,which consisted of 4 males and 9 females. Follow-up period ranged from 1.5 year to 6 years.
Recipient corneal edges were ruffled to provide a thicker suturing area and sutures were buried on the donor side.
Results:
None of the cases suffered from aqeuous leakage and anterior chamber collapse
postoperatively. Rejection episode was observed in 4 patients, 2 of them were controlled with
medical treatment and 1 of them needed a regrafting procedure.
Conclusions:
PK with corneal edge ruffling was found to be a successful technique in
keratoglobus and pellucid marginal degeneration.
Financial Disclosure:
No
