Corneal transplantation activity over 7 years: changing trends for indications, patient demographics and surgical techniques from the Corneal Transplant Epidemiological Study (CORTES)

Transplantation Proceedings
A C FrigoCORTES Study Group

Abstract

This study aims to examine evolving indications and changing trends for corneal transplantation in Italy. Corneal transplantations performed with donor tissues distributed by the Veneto Eye Bank Foundation between 2002 and 2008 were prospectively evaluated. Of the 13,173 keratoplasties performed on 11,337 patients, 10,742 (81.5%) were penetrating (PK), 1644 (12.5%) were anterior lamellar (ALK), and 787 (6.0%) were endothelial (EK). Keratoconus (42.5%), regraft (18.9%), and pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (PBK, 11.9%) were the leading indications for PK, with keratoconus (69.6%) and regraft (6.5%) showing higher indications for ALK, whereas pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (50.1%) and regraft (18.7%) were the major indications for EK. There was an overall decrease observed in corneal grafting for keratoconus (P = .0048) and an increase for PBK (P = .0653) and regrafting (P = .0137). These indications differed by age and gender. The number of keratoplasties over 7 years was stable (P = .2394), although the annual number of PKs declined by 34.0% (P = .0250), ALKs began to rise from 2005 (P = .0600), whereas EKs showed a huge growth, with their number tripling in 2007 and further doubling in 2008 (P = .0004). Leading indications f...Continue Reading

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