title: [Clinical study on keratoplasty with corneal cryopreservation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the clinical application value of the corneal cryopreservation in keratonosus.
  
  
  METHODS
  32 patients with keratonosus treated by corneal transplantation were clinically observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 32 keratonosus cases, 59.37% (19 cases) of the grafts remained transparant; in 24 corneal ulcer preforation cases, 45.83% (11 cases) of the grafts were transparent, all eyeballs(100%) were remained.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Corneal cryopreservation can be a practical, effective method in the treatment of keratonosus in district hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Chengzhou City 1st People's Hospital, Hunan 423000, China.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003315:Cornea; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D009926:Organ Preservation; D014792:Visual Acuity