Combined penetrating keratoplasty and trabeculectomy with mitomycin C. 1999

D WuDunn, and E Alfonso, and P F Palmberg
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida, USA.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate corneal graft survival and intraocular pressure control in eyes that have undergone combined penetrating keratoplasty and trabeculectomy with mitomycin C (MMC). METHODS Retrospective noncomparative case series. METHODS Penetrating keratoplasty combined with trabeculectomy with MMC and other surgical procedures. METHODS Twenty-four eyes of 22 patients undergoing combined penetrating keratoplasty and trabeculectomy with mitomycin C. METHODS Corneal graft clarity and intraocular pressure control. RESULTS The cumulative probability of corneal graft survival was 85% at 1 year and 60% at 2 years. The cumulative probability of adequate pressure control was 67% at 3 months, 55% at 12 months, and 50% at 24 months. The incidence of bleb failure was higher in cases involving additional concomitant procedures, such as anterior vitrectomy, lens implantation or exchange, and drainage tube implantation. CONCLUSIONS Combined penetrating keratoplasty and trabeculectomy with mitomycin C is associated with good corneal graft survival but also a risk of early failure of intraocular pressure control. Other concomitant procedures during the combined penetrating keratoplasty/trabeculectomy may increase the risk of early bleb failure.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007429 Intraocular Pressure The pressure of the fluids in the eye. Ocular Tension,Intraocular Pressures,Ocular Tensions,Pressure, Intraocular,Pressures, Intraocular,Tension, Ocular,Tensions, Ocular
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D003316 Corneal Diseases Diseases of the cornea. Corneal Disease,Disease, Corneal,Diseases, Corneal
D005260 Female Females
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
D006085 Graft Survival The survival of a graft in a host, the factors responsible for the survival and the changes occurring within the graft during growth in the host. Graft Survivals,Survival, Graft,Survivals, Graft
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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