CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION: A Review of 365 Operations

R. TOWNLEY PATON

doi:10.1001/archopht.1954.00920050877009

Abstract

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prognosis and Graft Clarity
Operative Technique
Analysis of Results
Summary and Conclusions
References
Statistical Tables

Keratoconus
Fuchs's Dystrophy
Groenouw's Dystrophy
Leucoma
Keratitis

Trachomatous Scarring
Ulcers and Ulcer Scarring
Scarring (Nonspecific)
Chemical Burns and Explosion Injuries
Miscellaneous

11. Relation of Diagnosis to Operative Result

THE WAVE of enthusiasm over the promise of keratoplasty during the 1940's, particularly in the United States, raised many exaggerated hopes. Excessive publicity attendant on the establishment of eye banks misled both the public and some members of the medical profession as to the potentialities of the corneal graft technique.* The need was apparent for careful evaluation of large series of corneal graft cases to answer these specific questions: When should a corneal graft be done? What is the criterion of a successful operation? What is the probability of success in unselected series of cases? In selected cases?Elschnig,⁶ Filatov,⁷ Thomas,¹⁰

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