J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2007 Dec;48(12):1636-1642.

Cataract Formation after Penetrating Keratoplasty

• Na KS
• Chung SK

Abstract

PURPOSE: To evaluate the risk factors for cataract formation and cataract extraction after penetrating keratoplasty to determine whether a combined surgery should be performed.
METHODS
Variables from 189 phakic eyes that underwent penetrating keratoplasty from April 1992 to November 2004 were analyzed for the possibility of cataract extraction after penetrating keratoplasty according to sex, age, diagnosis, accompanied glaucoma, preoperative vision and steroid use. The mean interval between penetrating keratoplasty and cataract extraction was also studied.
RESULTS
Cataract extraction was performed in 27 eyes (14.3%) and the mean interval between keratoplasty and cataract extraction was 24.5 months. Age was determined to be the most important independent risk factor for cataract extraction (p=0.0009) associated glaucoma also shown to be a risk factor (p=0.0011). Sex and corneal disease before keratoplasty were not shown to be risk factors. In the mean interval cataract extraction following penetrating keratoplasty, no statistically significant difference was found according to age, sex and diagnosis. Posterior subcapsular cataract was predominant (55.6%) and the mean visual acuity improved from 0.10 to 0.42.
CONCLUSIONS
The likelihood of cataract formation and cataract extraction subsequent to penetrating keratoplasty increased with age and associated glaucoma. The results from this study can help surgeons to determine whether combined surgery should be performed and help them to counsel patients on the risk of cataract formation.

Keyword

Cataract extraction; Penetrating keratoplasty

MeSH Terms

Cataract Extraction
Cataract*
Corneal Diseases
Corneal Transplantation
Diagnosis
Glaucoma
Humans
Keratoplasty, Penetrating*
Risk Factors
Visual Acuity

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  Figure 1. Relationship between topical steroid use and cataract formation

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  Figure 2. Relationship between precataract and postcataract extraction visual acuity

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