title: [Penetrating keratoplasty in corneal perforations].
abstract: Complications and results are described following 34 transfixing keratoplasties conducted on 27 perforated eyes of diverse origins: herpes (11 cases), traumas (7 cases), chronic ulcerations (7 cases), abscess (2 cases). Seven patients required a secondary keratoplasty, 6 of these being herpes cases. Postoperative treatment by corticosteroids, and the use of a soft contact lens to protect the donor-epithelium are discussed. Resulting vision was more than 5/10 in 5 patients (19%) and more than 1/10 in 7 patients (26%).
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000150:complications; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007635:Keratitis, Dendritic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous
vernacular_title: La Kératoplastie transfixiante dans les perforations de la cornée.