[Indications for keratoplasty in District Railway Hospital in Katowice]

Klin Oczna. 2005;107(10-12):646-9.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Purpose: The retrospective analysis of indications for keratoplasty.

Material and methods: The study of 517 keratoplasties between May 2000 and December 2004.

Results: The indications were: corneal oedema--24,5%, keratoconus--18,1%, corneal leucoma--15,0%, limbus insufficiency--10,2%, Fuchs endothelial dystrophy--9,0%, graft decompensation--8,1%, other acquired keratopaties--5,9%, corneal perforation--5,8%, anterior and stromal dystrophies--2,3%, Peters' syndrome--0,38%, choristoma--0,19%.

Conclusion: Main indication for keratoplasty are corneal oedema and keratoconus.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Corneal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Corneal Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Corneal Diseases / surgery*
  • Corneal Transplantation / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Poland / epidemiology
  • Retrospective Studies