Abstract
The outcome of corneal transplantation for dystrophic conditions such as keratoconus is excellent (1); visual results are usually good, and irreversible graft rejection, although not unknown (2), is quite uncommon. In virtually all other subsets of patients, however, corneal allograft rejection remains a major cause of graft failure (3). This point is well illustrated in Fig. 1, which shows actuarial graft survival for those patients who have received a corneal graft in our institution over the past 6 years. The actuarial 5-year graft survival rate for the subgroup with keratoconus is 96%; for the subgroup excluding keratoconus, it is 64%. For this latter group, 70% of grafts lost were considered to have failed from rejection.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Cornea |
Subtitle of host publication | Transactions of the World Congress on the Cornea III |
Editors | H. Dwight Cavanagh |
Place of Publication | New York, U.S.A. |
Publisher | Raven Press |
Chapter | 70 |
Pages | 387-394 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Print) | 0881673730, 9780881673739 |
Publication status | Published - 1988 |