THE COMPLICATION OF RETAINED INTRAOCULAR RECIPIENT CORNEAL BUTTON AFTER PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY

PURPOSE: To describe the complication of retained intraocular recipien t corneal button after penetrating keratoplasty. METHOD: Case report. A 27- year old man was referred to us because of complications after p enetrating keratoplasty on the right eye. Slit-lamp examination disclo sed a clear graft with a second clear corneal button behind, RESULTS: A second penetrating: keratoplasty was performed successfully on the r ight eye, Histologic examination showed an intact epithelium and strom a vascularization of the recipient corneal button, Immunochemistry of the recipient corneal button and the first donor corneal button was pe rformed, CONCLUSION: Although the recipient corneal button remained in side the anterior chamber for 5 months, no epithelial ingrowth occurre d.