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  • Title: [Evaluation of penetrating keratoplasty for the treatment of keratoconus].
    Author: Dong XG, Xie LX.
    Journal: Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi; 1992 May; 28(3):144-6. PubMed ID: 1286599.
    Abstract:
    22 cases (26 eyes) of keratoconus were performed penetrating keratoplasty and followed up 0.5-5 years. The disease was effectively controlled. The rate of graft transparency was 100%, and the immune rejection rate was 7.7%. Corrected vision was 0.4 or better in 23 cases after the operation. The authors regard keratoplasty the best choice for treatment of keratoconus.
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