INDICATION AND VISUAL OUTCOME OF THERAPEUTIC KERATOPLASTY IN SOUTHERN ODISHA

Volume : VII, Issue : V, May - 2018

Shilpi Bose, Dr Sabita Devi

Purpose: A retrospective study of patients at MKCG MCH,ODISHA , to determine the indication and visual results of therapeutic penetrating

keratoplasty (PK) and its role in the management of corneal disease.

Methods: Therapeutic PK was performed in 104patients (104 eyes) who had non healing corneal ulcer ,corneal perforation ,impending corneal

perforation,non healing corneal ulcer.

Duration–April 2012–June 2017

Results : Most common indication was non healing corneal ulcer.Anatomical integrity was achieved in 101 of the 104 eyes (97.1%). 22 obtained a

final visual acuity of 20/200 or better; five of these eyes were not yet perforated before the PK.

Conclusions: Therapeutic PK is effective in the management of the eye with active uncontrolled infection or perforation from corneal disease.

Approximately 40% our patients maintained a clear graft at the last visit. Without therapeutic surgery, these eyes would have been lost.