Indications and techniques of corneal transplants performed in one center in Southern Poland, in the years 2001-2020.
Dominika SzkodnyEwa Wróblewska-CzajkaAdam WylęgałaEdward WylęgałaPublished in: PloS one (2022)
The number of keratoplasties gradually increased from 2001 to 2020. It could be possible that the development and spread of new therapeutic alternatives, like corneal cross-linking and scleral lenses, have contributed to the decrease in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty performed. There was an increasing trend in the percentage of penetrating keratoplasties for failed grafts, Fuchs dystrophy and infectious keratitis.