Abstract | PURPOSE: Evaluation of "tuck in" lamellar keratoplasty (TILK) for the surgical management of postkeratoplasty corneal ectasia with peripheral corneal involvement. METHODS: Four eyes of 3 patients with post- penetrating keratoplasty corneal ectasia and contact lens intolerance underwent TILK that included a central lamellar keratoplasty with intrastromal tucking of the peripheral flange, at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. The main outcome measures analyzed were uncorrected visual acuity, best-corrected visual acuity, keratometry, and endothelial cell density. RESULTS: The original indication for surgery was keratoconus in all the cases. TILK was successfully performed in these patients. Mean follow-up period was 13 months (SD: 7.74) (range: 6-24 months). The preoperative best-corrected visual acuity improved from a mean value of 0.05 (SD: 0.05) to 0.34 (SD: 0.03) (P < 0.001). Mean keratometry decreased from 59.67 diopter (SD: 7.18) preoperatively to 43.50 diopter (SD: 2.23) postoperatively (P < 0.005). Mean endothelial cell loss after TILK was 5.93% (SD: 3.06) (P < 0.206). All grafts were clear at the last follow-up, and no cases of stromal or endothelial graft rejection were encountered. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Rasik B Vajpayee, Vishal Jhanji, Jacqueline Beltz, Sonia Moorthy |
Journal | Cornea
(Cornea)
Vol. 30
Issue 2
Pg. 171-4
(Feb 2011)
ISSN: 1536-4798 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 21045672
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Cell Count
- Child
- Cornea
(pathology)
- Corneal Diseases
(etiology, pathology, physiopathology, surgery)
- Corneal Transplantation
(methods)
- Endothelium, Corneal
(pathology)
- Eyeglasses
- Humans
- Keratoconus
(surgery)
- Keratoplasty, Penetrating
(adverse effects)
- Reoperation
- Retrospective Studies
- Visual Acuity
- Young Adult
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