TY - JOUR
T1 - Outcomes of Same-Sizing versus Oversizing Donor Trephines in Keratoconic Patients Undergoing First Penetrating Keratoplasty
AU - Jaycock, Philip D.
AU - Jones, Mark N A
AU - Males, John
AU - Armitage, W. John
AU - Cook, Stuart D.
AU - Tole, Derek M.
AU - Kaye, Stephen B.
PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - Purpose: To investigate whether use of same-size donor and recipient trephines reduced myopia after penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Participants: Eight hundred seventy-eight first grafts for keratoconus were reported to UK Transplant between April 1999 and December 2003. There were 234 and 644 grafts in the same-size and oversize donor trephine groups, respectively. At 1 year, mean spherical equivalent (SE) data were available for 116 eyes (50%) and 295 eyes (46%) in the same-size and oversize groups. At 2 years, mean SE data were available for 64 eyes (27%) and 148 eyes (23%) in the same-size and oversize groups. Methods: Logistic regression and univariate analysis of follow-up data submitted to UK Transplant. Main Outcome Measures: At 1 and 2 years postoperatively, mean SE, magnitude of the cylindrical component of the refraction, postoperative uncorrected visual acuity (VA), postoperative best-corrected VA, and postoperative complications were recorded. Results: The mean SEs for the same-size and oversize donor trephine groups, respectively, were -1.45 diopters (D) and -1.41 D at 1 year (P = 0.6) and -1.74 D and -2.19 D at 2 years postoperatively (P = 0.3). Although there were no differences in graft survival between the groups at 1 and 2 years, there was a higher incidence of postoperative wound leaks in the same-size group (P = 0.03). Conclusion: Use of same-size donor and recipient trephines did not reduce myopia and was associated with an increased risk of postoperative complications.
AB - Purpose: To investigate whether use of same-size donor and recipient trephines reduced myopia after penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Participants: Eight hundred seventy-eight first grafts for keratoconus were reported to UK Transplant between April 1999 and December 2003. There were 234 and 644 grafts in the same-size and oversize donor trephine groups, respectively. At 1 year, mean spherical equivalent (SE) data were available for 116 eyes (50%) and 295 eyes (46%) in the same-size and oversize groups. At 2 years, mean SE data were available for 64 eyes (27%) and 148 eyes (23%) in the same-size and oversize groups. Methods: Logistic regression and univariate analysis of follow-up data submitted to UK Transplant. Main Outcome Measures: At 1 and 2 years postoperatively, mean SE, magnitude of the cylindrical component of the refraction, postoperative uncorrected visual acuity (VA), postoperative best-corrected VA, and postoperative complications were recorded. Results: The mean SEs for the same-size and oversize donor trephine groups, respectively, were -1.45 diopters (D) and -1.41 D at 1 year (P = 0.6) and -1.74 D and -2.19 D at 2 years postoperatively (P = 0.3). Although there were no differences in graft survival between the groups at 1 and 2 years, there was a higher incidence of postoperative wound leaks in the same-size group (P = 0.03). Conclusion: Use of same-size donor and recipient trephines did not reduce myopia and was associated with an increased risk of postoperative complications.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.04.051
DO - 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.04.051
M3 - Article
C2 - 18164404
AN - SCOPUS:38549165618
SN - 0161-6420
VL - 115
SP - 268
EP - 275
JO - Ophthalmology
JF - Ophthalmology
IS - 2
ER -