Indications for keratoplasty in District Railway Hospital in Katowice

PURPOSE: The retrospective analysis of indications for keratoplasty. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study of 517 keratoplasties between May 2000 and December 2004. RESULTS: The indications were: corneal oedema--24,5%, keratoconus--18,1%, corneal leucoma--15,0%, limbus insufficiency--10,2%, Fuchs endothelial dystrophy--9,0%, graft decompensation--8,1%, other acquired keratopaties--5,9%, corneal perforation--5,8%, anterior and stromal dystrophies--2,3%, Peters' syndrome--0,38%, choristoma--0,19%. CONCLUSION: Main indication for keratoplasty are corneal oedema and keratoconus.