M. Tarek et al., REASONS FOR CORNEAL GRAFT FAILURE DURING THE FIRST POSTOPERATIVE YEAR, Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde, 206(5), 1995, pp. 325-327
Problem The reasons for corneal graft failure during the first postope
rative year were examined. Patients and methods The functional and mor
phological parameters were recorded prospectively on 210 eyes with pen
etrating keratoplasty postoperatively after 1, 4 and 12 months. Conclu
sions 1 month postoperatively one graft, 4 months after surgery 5 graf
ts, and 12 months after keratoplasty 15 grafts had failed. The reasons
were: 3 cases of irreversible rejection? 4 retrocomeal membranes, 4 p
ersisting corneal erosions with ulceration, and 4 stromal infections (
3 Herpes, 1 Akanthamoeba). During the first postoperative year, in our
patients corneal graft rejection was a rare event accounting for 3 of
15 graft failures with an incidence of 1.4% in all grafts studied.