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[Perforating keratoplasty in the presence of considerable changes of the anterior segment of the eye (author's transl)]. 1977

M Severin

A report is given on 44 patients with penetrating keratoplasty in severe damage of the anterior eye. The first group consisted of 31 patients with acute, deep inflammatory processes of the cornea, threatened by perforation or with perforation and severe iritis. The second group of 13 patients had had perforating injury with corneal scar, broad anterior synechiae and lens remnants. In group 1 55% had visual function between 0.3 and 1.0; 35.5% showed no improvement, 10% got worse. In group 2 only 5 patients had visual improvement from 0.3-1.0. In 3 patients there was a negative outcome. The indication for corneal graft in these groups and the right moment of operation are discussed. We tried to compare our own results with other statistics.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007500	Iritis	Inflammation of the iris characterized by circumcorneal injection, aqueous flare, keratotic precipitates, and constricted and sluggish pupil along with discoloration of the iris.	Iritides
D007634	Keratitis	Inflammation of the cornea.	Keratitides
D007635	Keratitis, Dendritic	A form of herpetic keratitis characterized by the formation of small vesicles which break down and coalesce to form recurring dendritic ulcers, characteristically irregular, linear, branching, and ending in knoblike extremities. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 3d ed)	Furrow Keratitis,Keratitis, Furrow,Dendritic Keratitides,Dendritic Keratitis,Furrow Keratitides,Keratitides, Dendritic,Keratitides, Furrow
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D012008	Recurrence	The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission.	Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D003318	Corneal Opacity	Disorder occurring in the central or peripheral area of the cornea. The usual degree of transparency becomes relatively opaque.	Leukoma,Corneal Opacities,Leukomas,Opacities, Corneal,Opacity, Corneal
D003320	Corneal Ulcer	Loss of epithelial tissue from the surface of the cornea due to progressive erosion and necrosis of the tissue; usually caused by bacterial, fungal, or viral infection.	Keratitis, Ulcerative,Keratitides, Ulcerative,Ulcer, Corneal,Ulcerative Keratitides,Ulcerative Keratitis
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D005901	Glaucoma	An ocular disease, occurring in many forms, having as its primary characteristics an unstable or a sustained increase in the intraocular pressure which the eye cannot withstand without damage to its structure or impairment of its function. The consequences of the increased pressure may be manifested in a variety of symptoms, depending upon type and severity, such as excavation of the optic disk, hardness of the eyeball, corneal anesthesia, reduced visual acuity, seeing of colored halos around lights, disturbed dark adaptation, visual field defects, and headaches. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)	Glaucomas
D006084	Graft Rejection	An immune response with both cellular and humoral components, directed against an allogeneic transplant, whose tissue antigens are not compatible with those of the recipient.	Transplant Rejection,Rejection, Transplant,Transplantation Rejection,Graft Rejections,Rejection, Graft,Rejection, Transplantation,Rejections, Graft,Rejections, Transplant,Rejections, Transplantation,Transplant Rejections,Transplantation Rejections