title: [Penetrating corneal transplants: experience with 114 grafts].
abstract: A series of 114 penetrating corneal transplants performed in a public hospital in Santiago de Chile by the first author is reported. The first cause of corneal grafting was herpes simplex keratitis (37%), the second keratoconus (22%). Signs of rejection were observed in 32.5% of the grafts and of these, 32% lost transparency. Graft clarity was good in 74% of the grafts and poor in 17.5%. Poor transparency was due to graft rejection in 65% of the cases. Phakic eyes had good transparency in 81% of cases and aphakic eyes only in 48%. Preoperatively the visual acuity was 0.1 or less in 79% of cases and post-operatively it was better than 0.5 in 50% and better than 0.1 in 82% of the cases. The mean postoperative astigmatism was 4.4 diopters. Results in graft clarity were classified according to preoperative prognosis.
authors: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital del Salvador.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Charlín
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Moreno
authors: M C
authors: MC
authors: de la Hoz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity
vernacular_title: Trasplantes corneales penetrantes: experiencia con 114 injertos.