OUTCOME OF A CORNEAL GRAFT FROM A DONOR W ITH A HISTORY OF RADIAL KERATOTOMY

We performed a penetrating keratoplasty with a donnor corneal graft wh o had been operated by radial keratotomy one year ago. The clinical an d endothelial cell density follow-up was 18 months. The endothelial ce ll loss was comparable to that of a non-operated donor graft. No compl ications such as reopening or vascular invasion of the incisions occur ed. The authors conclude that radial keratotomy is not a contraindicat ion for transplantation and suggest the use of such grafts for eyes wi th bullous keratopathy with a poor functional prognosis.