title: Penetrating keratoplasty and cataract surgery: the advantages of an extracapsular technique combined with posterior chamber intraocular implantation.
abstract: The results of 28 consecutive triple procedures and 33 cases of combined penetrating keratoplasty and extracapsular extraction are presented. All the eyes with the triple procedure maintained a clear graft; 77 per cent achieved an acuity of 6/12 or better. The average time before a refractive correction could be dispensed was 8.2 months, while after a combined procedure the interval was 17.4 months, although in both groups the average time until the best visual acuity was reached was similar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kirkness
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Cheong
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Steele
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013997:Time Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity