title: Indications of penetrating keratoplasty in southern India.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the indications of penetrating keratoplasty in Southern India.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective evaluation of eye bank records from December, 2002 to December, 2012 with respect to indications for penetrating keratoplasty.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the period considered for study, 102 penetrating keratoplasties were performed. The leading indications for penetrating keratoplasty were corneal scarring (60.7%), followed by regrafting (12.7%), spheroidal degeneration (9.8%), aphakic bullous keratopathy (5.88%), pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (2.94%), acute infectious keratitis (2.94%), corneal dystrophy and keratoconus (4.9%). Healed infectious keratitis (72.88%) was the most common subcategory among the eyes with corneal scarring followed by traumatic corneal scars (16.12%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Corneal scarring from healed infectious keratitis are the most common indication for keratoplasty in Southern India.
authors.affiliation: 1. Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, S. Nijalingappa Medical College , Navanagar, Bagalkot - 587102, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Laxman
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dasar
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, S. Nijalingappa Medical College , Navanagar, Bagalkot - 587102, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Chaitra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pujar
authors.affiliation: PG Student, Department of Ophthalmology, S. Nijalingappa Medical College , Navanagar, Bagalkot - 587102, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Kanwarpal Singh
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.affiliation: PG Student, Department of Ophthalmology, S. Nijalingappa Medical College , Navanagar, Bagalkot - 587102, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Madhuri
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.affiliation: Professor & HOD, Department of Ophthalmology, S. Nijalingappa Medical College , Navanagar, Bagalkot - 587102, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Mallikarjun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salagar
keywords: Corneal scarring; India; Indications; Penetrating keratoplasty