Glaucoma in keratoplasty.
This paper reports intraocular pressure findings in 676 eyes that received penetrating keratoplasties. There were four groups: 1. keratoconus without preoperative glaucoma (75 cases); 2. Fuchs' dystrophy and cataract (triple procedure) without glaucoma (260 cases); 3. aphakic eyes with or without intraocular lenses (204 cases); and 4. pseudophakic eyes with or without intraocular lens removal (137 cases). The last two groups had a significant number of glaucoma cases. All were controlled before surgery. There were no early or late glaucoma cases in the first group. A few cases with triple procedures had mild early intraocular pressure elevation. Thirty percent of aphakic eyes and 52% of pseudophakic eyes had early glaucoma. Twenty percent and 25% of these two groups had persistent glaucoma. Preoperative glaucoma eyes were included in these long-standing glaucoma cases.
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D000086:Acetazolamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D007640:Keratoconus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013999:Timolol / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013999:Timolol; D000086:Acetazolamide