Abstract

MOKEY CASTELLANOS, Miguel O.. Suggestions of keratoplasty in a National Reference Center. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2000, vol.13, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3070.

We analysed suggestions of 436 corneal transplants, performed in "Hermanos Ameijeiras" Clinical Surgical Ophthalmology Service, within its first 15 years of founded, including period 1984 to 1998, which, to be studied was dividen in 3 lustres. Five main causes were: keratoconus (28,2 %), aphakic chronic corneal edema (12,6 %), leucoma (12,1 %), Fuchs´s endothelial epithelium dystrophy (10,3 %), and corneal transplants (9,4 %). There was a progressive increase in last five-year periods of transplants performed by aphakic chronic corneal edema, pseudo-aphakic corneal edema, and reticular dystrophy. We comment on obtaining of corneal tissue and difficulties to meet present needs.

Keywords : CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEAL EDEMA [etiology]; CORNEAL EDEMA [diagnosis].

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