Patient satisfaction after penetrating keratoplasty/Penetran keratoplasti sonrasi hasta memnuniyeti

Purpose: To evaluate the patient satisfaction after penetrating keratoplasty (PK). Material and- Method: A 15-question survey was given to 100 consecutive patients who had undergone PK in our clinic. Quality of life, expectancy and result satisfaction of the patients were graded. Results: Mean age of the 100 (52 female, 48 male) consequtive patients who participated in the survey was 47.2 [+ or -] 21.5 (10-85) years. Mean follow-up time of the patients after PK was 26.1 [+ or -] 26.0 months, with a minimum of 12 months. The indications of PK were keratoconus (27%), bullous keratopathy (26%), keratitis sequela (25%), corneal dystrophy (12%), and trauma sequela (10%). Mean preoperative visual acuity was counting fingers from 3 meters (light perception - 0.3), whereas mean postoperative visual acuity was 0.4 (light perception - 1.0) (p0.05). Final visual acuity was the only statistically significant parameter (p = 0.01). When patient satisfaction was grouped according to indications, the ranking was as keratitis sequela, corneal dystrophy, trauma sequela, keratoconus, and bullous keratopathy. Discussion: The sole parameter in the means of patient satisfaction after PK was found to be the final visual acuity. For this reason, every patient who will undergo PK should be specifically informed according to indication. Moreover, these patients should also be enlightened about the potential final visual acuity and probable postoperative problems. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2013; 43: 348-52) Key Words: Satisfaction, penetrating keratoplasty, quality of life Amac: Penetran keratoplasti (PKP) uygulanan hastalarin ameliyat sonrasi memnuniyetlerini degerlendirmek. Gerec ve Yontem: Klinigimizde PKP uygulanan 100 ardihsik hastaya 15 soruluk bir anket uygulandi. Olgularin yasam kaliteleri, beklentileri ve sonuc memnuniyetleri derecelendirildi. Sonuclar: Anketi cevaplayan 100 ardisik hastanin (52 kadin, 48 erkek) yas ortalamalari 47,2 [+ or -] 21,5 (10-85) idi. Hastalarin PK'dan sonra ortalama takip suresi en az 12 ay olmak uzere 26,1 [+ or -] 26,0 ay idi. Hastalarin PKP endikasyonlari keratokonus (%27), bulloz keratopati (%26),