title: Visual results after keratoplasty in patients with posterior chamber intraocular lenses.
abstract: We performed penetrating keratoplasty in 20 consecutive patients who had posterior chamber intraocular lenses and who developed pseudophakic bullous keratopathy. All patients received 8.0-mm grafts placed in 7.5-mm recipient beds. None of the intraocular lenses were removed. Final visual acuity was 20/40 or better in eight (40%) and 20/80 or better in 15 (75%) of the patients. Senile macular degeneration (one case), corneal graft rejection (two cases), and wound infection (one case) contributed to poor visual results in the remaining patients.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine, New Orleans 70112.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Insler
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Helm
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Kaufman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D014785:Vision, Ocular; D014792:Visual Acuity