title: 'Hot' corneal grafts--a long-term study.
abstract: A six-year follow-up of nine of 13 eyes treated by therapeutic keratoplasty for suppurative keratitis is described. One of the thirteen cases died three years after surgery and three were lost to follow-up. Two of the nine refused reoperation after early graft failure. Of the remaining seven, three had retained good functional visual acuity. Three of the penetrating keratoplasties required regrafting two to four years later, when conditions were less critical. Long-term results indicate that therapeutic keratoplasty may be an alternative modality for the management of suppurative keratitis with satisfactory long-term optical results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D014792:Visual Acuity