Changes in Central Macular Thickness After Uncomplicated Corneal Transplantation for Keratoconus: Penetrating Keratoplasty Versus Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty

Koytak, Arif; Kubaloglu, Anil; Sari, ESİN; Atakan, Mehmet; Culfa, Safak; Ozerturk, Yusuf

doi:10.1097/ico.0b013e31821eeaad

Changes in Central Macular Thickness After Uncomplicated Corneal Transplantation for Keratoconus: Penetrating Keratoplasty Versus Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty

Koytak A., Kubaloglu A., Sari E. , Atakan M., Culfa S., Ozerturk Y.

CORNEA, vol.30, no.12, pp.1318-1321, 2011 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 30 Issue: 12
Publication Date: 2011
Doi Number: 10.1097/ico.0b013e31821eeaad
Title of Journal : CORNEA
Page Numbers: pp.1318-1321
Keywords: penetrating keratoplasty, deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, optical coherence tomography, macular thickness, OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY, CHAMBER INTRAOCULAR LENSES, RETINAL THICKNESS, EDEMA, IMPLANTATION, RETINOPATHY

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess changes in macular thickness by means of optical coherence tomography after penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) and deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) for keratoconus.