Table 1 Descriptive data of postsurgical complications
From: Impact of donor graft quality on deep anterior lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK)
Complications | Total number of eyes | % |
|---|---|---|
Loosening of sutures | 17 | 20% |
- early (first 6 months after surgery) | 10 | 12% |
- middle (7–12 months after surgery) | 5 | 6% |
- late (> 12 months after surgery) | 2 | 2% |
Descemet detachment | 13 | 16% |
- early re-bubbling (day 1–7) | 8 | 62% |
- late re-bubbling (> day 7) | 4 | 31% |
- conservatively managed | 1 | 8% |
Persistent Descemet folds | 12 | 14% |
Persistent epithelial defect (> 14 days) | 7 | 8% |
Suture-related microbial keratitis | 3 | 4% |
Wound leakage requiring resuturing | 3 | 4% |
Interface haze | 3 | 4% |
Interface vascularisation | 3 | 4% |
Graft infiltrate | 2 | 2% |
Primary graft failure | 0 | 0% |
Graft rejection | 0 | 0% |