title: [Combined penetrating keratoplasty for the treatment of bullous keratopathy].
abstract: Combined penetrating keratoplasty was performed on 10 cases of complicated bullous keratopathy and followed up 6 months to 3 years with satisfactory results in that (1) the extreme ocular pain was totally eliminated; (2) 8 of the 10 grafts remained crystal clear, and (3) the corrected visual acuity in 5 of the 10 patients was improved from preoperative hand motion or finger counting to 0.1-0.8. Therefore, the author deemed the combined penetrating keratoplasty the treatment of choice for bullous keratopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, First Hospital of Beijing Medical University.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014821:Vitrectomy