Penetrating keratoplasty for trachomatous corneal scarring

Cornea

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-132

  Al Fawaz, Abdullah ^a   Wagoner, Michael D ^a,b,c   Al Towerki, Abdul Elah ^a   Elias, Barbara ^a   Gonnah, El Sayed ^a   Al Shahrani, Jamila ^a   Zimmerman, M Bridgett ^a  

^a KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Graft survival; Penetrating keratoplasty; Trachoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA SCAR; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRACHOMA; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACHOMA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 38549090029     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318158b49e     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Thylefors B, Negrel AD, Pararajasegaram R, et al. Global data on blindness. Bull World Health Organ. 1995;73:115-121.
2. Thylefors B. Trachoma: new opportunities to tackle an old problem. Br J Ophthalmol. 1996;80:1033-1034.
3. Krumpasky HG, Klauss V. Epidemiology of blindness and eye disease. Ophthalmologica. 1996;210:1-84.
4. Tabbara KF, Al-Omar OM. Trachoma in Saudi Arabia. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 1997;4:127-140.
5. Chandra G. Trachoma in eastern province of Saudi Arabia. Rev Int Trach Pathol Ocul Trop Subtrop Sante Publique. 1992;69:118-132.
6. Al-Faran MF. Low prevalence of trachoma in the south western part of Saudi Arabia, results of a population based study. Int Ophthalmol. 1994-1995;18:379-382.
7. Yorston D, Wood M, Foster A. Penetrating keratoplasty in Africa: graft survival and visual outcome. Br J Ophthalmol. 1996;80:890-894.
8. Kocak-Midillioglu I, Akova YA, Kocak-Altintas AG, et al. Penetrating keratoplasty in patients with corneal scarring due to trachoma. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers. 1999;30:734-741.