title: [Penetrating keratoplasty combined with pupilloplasty].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of penetrating keratoplasty combined with pupilloplasty.
  
  
  METHODS
  The penetrating keratoplasty combined with pupilloplasty was performed on 48 eyes. They had been followed-up for 6-89 months postoperatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The rate of clarity was 79.2%, and the visual acuity of 0.1 or better was restored in 64.6% after an average follow-up of 19.4 months. The pupil was repaired to approximately normal in 89.6%, and the incidence of postoperative complications, anterior synechia and glaucoma, was lowered.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results show that the combined operation can reduce the postoperative complications, improve the prognosis of grafts and vision, and is valuable for the patients with corneal opacity and gappy iris.
authors.affiliation: Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011680:Pupil; D014792:Visual Acuity