Epithelial downgrowth following penetrating keratoplasty in the aphake
A. Sugar, R. F. Meyer and C. I. Hood
Four of approximately 1,500 patients receiving corneal grafts developed
epithelial downgrowth following penetrating keratoplasty. All were aphakic
prior to grafting and had complicated postoperative courses. Epithelial
proliferation over the iris and endothelium was demonstrated in three cases
at the time of a repeat keratoplasty. While rare, this complication may
occur more frequently than has been previously recognized.
