title: [Trends in indications of perforating keratoplasty at the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic, E.U., during the period 2008-2012].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of the study is retrospective analysis of perforating keratoplasty (PKP) indications at the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty Hospital, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, E.U., during the period of 5 years, from January 1st, 2008 to December 31st, 2012.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed the PKP indications retrospective analysis at the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty Hospital, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, E.U., during the period of 5 years, from January 1st, 2008 to December 31st, 2012, with complex evaluation of demographic and clinical data. The clinical diagnoses indicating the perforating keratoplasty were divided into 6 groups (keratoconus, bulous keratopathy, keratitis, corneal dystrophies, injuries, corneal transplant failure, and others) according to Cunningham et al. 2011 (2) and Boimer et al. 2012(1) methods.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our results correspond to data in the literature published abroad, where the majority of recently published papers refer significant increase of corneal transplant failure in the last years of follow-up.Key words: perforating keratoplasty, indications.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rybárová
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vlková
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pirnerová
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Trnková
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Machačová
mesh_terms: D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D018153:Czech Republic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors