Penetrating Keratoplasty for Keratoconus in Vietnamese Patients

Keratoconus is an ectatic corneal disorder that can impair the visual acuity. Up to now, penetrating keratoplasty (PK) remains the most common surgical procedure to treat severe keratoconus. In Vietnam, most keratoconus patients come to visit doctor at severe stage and were treated by PK, so we cond...

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Veröffentlicht in:Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences 2019-12, Vol.7 (24), p.4287-4291
Hauptverfasser: Cung, Le Xuan, Nga, Duong Mai, Ngan, Nguyen Dinh, Hiep, Nguyen Xuan, Quyet, Do, Thai, Than Van, Nga, Vu Thi, Dinh, Toi Chu, Bac, Nguyen Duy
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Zusammenfassung:Keratoconus is an ectatic corneal disorder that can impair the visual acuity. Up to now, penetrating keratoplasty (PK) remains the most common surgical procedure to treat severe keratoconus. In Vietnam, most keratoconus patients come to visit doctor at severe stage and were treated by PK, so we conduct this study. To evaluate the results of PK for keratoconus in Vietnamese patients. This was a retrospective study of 31 eyes with keratoconus who underwent PK in VNIO from January 2005 to December 2014. The average visual acuity was 0.86 ± 0.37 logMAR (20/145). In the group of patients without amblyopia, best spectacle-corrected visual acuity of 20/60 or better was recorded in 75.9% of eyes and 93.1% of eyes achieved a best corrected visual acuity with hard contact lenses of 20/40 or better. Mean postoperative corneal power was 43.8 ± 4.5D. Mean corneal astigmatism was 5.9 ± 2.7D. 94.6% of grafts remained clear. Posterior subcapsular cataract developed in 22.6% of eyes. Graft rejection was recognized in 12.9% of eyes. PK is an effective procedure with high rate of graft survival for keratoconus patients. However, patients should be aware of the necessary of optical correction to gain the best VA after surgery.
ISSN:1857-9655
1857-9655
DOI:10.3889/oamjms.2019.376