Indications of penetrating keratoplasty in southern India.

AIM: To study the indications of penetrating keratoplasty in Southern India.

SETTINGS AND

DESIGN

Retrospective study.

MATERIAL AND

METHODS

Retrospective evaluation of eye bank records from December, 2002 to December, 2012 with respect to indications for penetrating keratoplasty.

RESULTS

During the period considered for study, 102 penetrating keratoplasties were performed. The leading indications for penetrating keratoplasty were corneal scarring (60.7%), followed by regrafting (12.7%), spheroidal degeneration (9.8%), aphakic bullous keratopathy (5.88%), pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (2.94%), acute infectious keratitis (2.94%), corneal dystrophy and keratoconus (4.9%). Healed infectious keratitis (72.88%) was the most common subcategory among the eyes with corneal scarring followed by traumatic corneal scars (16.12%).

CONCLUSION

Corneal scarring from healed infectious keratitis are the most common indication for keratoplasty in Southern India.