J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2004 Mar;45(3):370-375.

Ophthalmological and Histopathological Diagnosis of Penetrating Keratoplasty Patients

• Lee PY
• Kim MS

Abstract

PURPOSE
To evaluate the current status of pathological report in the accurate diagnosis of recipient cornea following penetrating keratoplasty. METHODS: We performed a chart review of the hospital records of 174 patients (191 eyes) who had received keratoplasty in between January, 1994 and March, 2002. RESULTS: Pathologists described pathological diagnoses in 64 cases (33.5%). Pathological diagnosis seemed to be made according to patients' clinical diagnosis. Pathologists described the same disease in various forms. Special staining was used in 9 cases (4.71%). CONCLUSIONS: In most cases, pathologists described pathological findings without a definite diagnosis. We suggest a new form of pathological report for better description of corneal disease. There should be a system for active interchange between ophthalmologists and pathologists.

Keyword

Diagnosis; Keratoplasty; Pathology

MeSH Terms

Cornea
Corneal Diseases
Corneal Transplantation
Diagnosis*
Hospital Records
Humans
Keratoplasty, Penetrating*
Pathology