[Corneal transplantation: study carried out at the Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Center Mohammed VI, Marrakech].

Penetrating keratoplasty is one of the most common tissue grafts and organ transplantations. The aim of our study was to report our experience in corneal transplantation. A prospective study of 195 patients who underwent corneal transplantation over the period from August 2009 to August 2015. Mean follow-up was 21 months. The indications for transplantation were keratoconus 33,8%, trauma-related sequelae 10,7%, bullous keratopathy 19,5%, hereditary dystrophies 10,7% and herpes keratitis 9,2%. Initial visual acuity was less than 1/10 in 90% of the cases. We observed corneal graft rejection in 19 eyes (14 were recoverables), 33 ocular hypertonia, 20 cataracts, 2 without significant pathological history. Corneal transplantation appears as a surgical intervention giving good anatomical and functional results. The results should not obscure a close and regular post operative monitoring to screen for possible complications, especially graft rejection.