Traumatic Wound Dehiscence After Penetrating Keratoplasty
- 1 August 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in American Journal of Ophthalmology
- Vol. 98 (8), 1407-1409
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1980.01020040259009
Abstract
• Twelve cases of traumatic wound dehiscence occurred in ten patients after penetrating keratoplasty. Nine of the ten patients were males between the ages of 11 and 44 years. Ten of the 12 traumatic wound ruptures occurred with the sutures in place. Final visual acuity was better than 6/60 in only four patients. The grafts have remained clear in six of the ten patients, while one patient awaits a regraft. Four patients required repeat keratoplasty. The primary cause of visual failure was damage to the retina and posterior segment. The importance of protecting the eye after corneal transplantation is stressed.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Late Traumatic Wound Rupture Following Successful Partial Penetrating KeratoplastyAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology, 1973
- Wound Dehiscence with Keratoplasty: Complication of the Continuous-Suture TechniqueAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology, 1971