HISTOLOGIC EVIDENCE OF RECURRENT KERATOCONUS 7 YEARS AFTER KERATOPLASTY

Citation
I. Kremer et al., HISTOLOGIC EVIDENCE OF RECURRENT KERATOCONUS 7 YEARS AFTER KERATOPLASTY, American journal of ophthalmology, 119(4), 1995, pp. 511-512
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology
ISSN journal
00029394
Volume
119
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
511 - 512
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9394(1995)119:4<511:HEORK7>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
PURPOSE/METHODS: A 42-year-old patient with keratoconus developed clin ical signs of recurrent keratoconus in her right corneal graft seven y ears after the first keratoplasty was performed. She underwent success ful corneal regrafting. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS: The histopathologic exami nation of the corneal burton disclosed typical findings of keratoconus , including breaks in Bowman's layer filled with connective tissue or epithelium. These histologic findings in the corneal graft support our clinical diagnosis of keratoconus. However, the pathogenesis of this complication is still not clear and further research is needed.