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Corneal Graft Rejection Episode After Excimer Laser Phototherapeutic Keratectomy

Corneal Graft Rejection Episode After Excimer Laser Phototherapeutic Keratectomy Abstract With regard to the recent article by Hersh and associates,1 we would like to report that we have also treated a similar patient. He was a 43-year-old man who had undergone a penetrating keratoplasty in the left eye for keratoconus with contact lens intolerance on July 27, 1989. The donor cornea was secured with 12 interrupted 10-0 nylon sutures and a running 11-0 nylon suture. The 7.7-mm donor cornea was placed in a 7.5-mm recipient bed. The patient's best corrected visual acuity with spectacles was 20/25 OS on March 5, 1991, with a refraction of −5.50±1.25×30°. The patient suffered one episode of nonspecific acute ocular inflammation 1 year postoperatively. No endothelial rejection lines, keratic precipitates, or edema were noted. The patient presented with a mild anterior chamber reaction. This reaction was treated as a presumed allograft rejection episode with topical hourly 1% prednisolone acetate for 1 week and was References 1. Hersh PS, Jordan AJ, Mayers M. Corneal graft rejection episode after excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy . Arch Ophthalmol . 1993;111:735-736.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Ophthalmology American Medical Association

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Corneal Graft Rejection Episode After Excimer Laser Phototherapeutic Keratectomy

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Abstract With regard to the recent article by Hersh and associates,1 we would like to report that we have also treated a similar patient. He was a 43-year-old man who had undergone a penetrating keratoplasty in the left eye for keratoconus with contact lens intolerance on July 27, 1989. The donor cornea was secured with 12 interrupted 10-0 nylon sutures and a running 11-0 nylon suture. The 7.7-mm donor cornea was placed in a 7.5-mm recipient bed. The patient's best corrected visual...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1994 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0003-9950
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1538-3687
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10.1001/archopht.1994.01090140031011
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Abstract

Abstract With regard to the recent article by Hersh and associates,1 we would like to report that we have also treated a similar patient. He was a 43-year-old man who had undergone a penetrating keratoplasty in the left eye for keratoconus with contact lens intolerance on July 27, 1989. The donor cornea was secured with 12 interrupted 10-0 nylon sutures and a running 11-0 nylon suture. The 7.7-mm donor cornea was placed in a 7.5-mm recipient bed. The patient's best corrected visual acuity with spectacles was 20/25 OS on March 5, 1991, with a refraction of −5.50±1.25×30°. The patient suffered one episode of nonspecific acute ocular inflammation 1 year postoperatively. No endothelial rejection lines, keratic precipitates, or edema were noted. The patient presented with a mild anterior chamber reaction. This reaction was treated as a presumed allograft rejection episode with topical hourly 1% prednisolone acetate for 1 week and was References 1. Hersh PS, Jordan AJ, Mayers M. Corneal graft rejection episode after excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy . Arch Ophthalmol . 1993;111:735-736.Crossref

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Archives of Ophthalmology – American Medical Association

Published: Feb 1, 1994

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