PURPOSE: To evaluate the rate and outcomes of immunologic stromal rejection occurring after large deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) and the effect of the underlying disease on the cumulative probability of rejection.METHODS: This was a retrospective chart review of all eyes that underwent a 9-mm DALK at Ospedali Privati Forlì (Forlì, Italy). On the basis of preoperative diagnosis, eyes were assigned to group 1: keratoconus, group 2: stromal disease with a low risk for rejection, or group 3: stromal disease with a high risk for rejection. The cumulative probability of experiencing a rejection episode over time was assessed by Kaplan-Meier analysis and was compared among the 3 groups using the log-rank test. Values of corrected distance visual acuity, central corneal thickness, and endothelial cell density before and 6 months after rejection were compared.RESULTS: Twenty of 377 eyes (5.3%) experienced an episode of stromal rejection [17/265 (6.4%) in group 1, 2/71 (2.8%) in group 2, and 1/41 (2.4%) in group 3]. The mean time interval between DALK and the rejection onset was 11.8 months (range 1-24). The cumulative probability of rejection episodes did not differ significantly among the 3 groups. All episodes resolved within 6 months after the onset, with no significant differences between prerejection and 6-month postrejection values of corrected distance visual acuity, central corneal thickness, and endothelial cell density.CONCLUSIONS: The rate of immunologic stromal rejection after large 9-mm DALK is within the range reported in the literature for conventional DALK, regardless of the indication for surgery.

Immunologic Stromal Rejection After Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty With Grafts of a Larger Size (9 mm) for Various Stromal Diseases

BOVONE, Cristina
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Mattioli, Leila
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Busin, Massimo
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2018

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PURPOSE: To evaluate the rate and outcomes of immunologic stromal rejection occurring after large deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) and the effect of the underlying disease on the cumulative probability of rejection.METHODS: This was a retrospective chart review of all eyes that underwent a 9-mm DALK at Ospedali Privati Forlì (Forlì, Italy). On the basis of preoperative diagnosis, eyes were assigned to group 1: keratoconus, group 2: stromal disease with a low risk for rejection, or group 3: stromal disease with a high risk for rejection. The cumulative probability of experiencing a rejection episode over time was assessed by Kaplan-Meier analysis and was compared among the 3 groups using the log-rank test. Values of corrected distance visual acuity, central corneal thickness, and endothelial cell density before and 6 months after rejection were compared.RESULTS: Twenty of 377 eyes (5.3%) experienced an episode of stromal rejection [17/265 (6.4%) in group 1, 2/71 (2.8%) in group 2, and 1/41 (2.4%) in group 3]. The mean time interval between DALK and the rejection onset was 11.8 months (range 1-24). The cumulative probability of rejection episodes did not differ significantly among the 3 groups. All episodes resolved within 6 months after the onset, with no significant differences between prerejection and 6-month postrejection values of corrected distance visual acuity, central corneal thickness, and endothelial cell density.CONCLUSIONS: The rate of immunologic stromal rejection after large 9-mm DALK is within the range reported in the literature for conventional DALK, regardless of the indication for surgery.
2018
Giannaccare, Giuseppe; Weiss, Jayne S.; Sapigni, Laura; Bovone, Cristina; Mattioli, Leila; Campos, Emilio C.; Busin, Massimo
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