Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty Versus Penetrating Keratoplasty for Keratoconus: A Clinical Trial
- 1 April 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Cornea
- Vol. 29 (4), 365-371
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ico.0b013e3181b81b71
Abstract
To compare deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) using the big-bubble technique to penetrating keratoplasty (PK) in patients with keratoconus. In this clinical trial, patients with moderate to advanced keratoconus with poor spectacle-corrected visual acuity and intolerant to contact lens wear were enrolled. DALK was performed using the big-bubble technique, and a full-thickness donor cornea without Descemet membrane was sutured to the recipient bed. PK was performed conventionally with a Hessburg-Barron suction trephine. Three types of suturing were used for both groups. Postoperative refractive errors, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), contrast sensitivity function (CSF), and higher order aberrations (HOAs) were compared between the study groups. The study included 81 eyes of 81 patients. Forty-six eyes underwent DALK from which 4 were excluded because of failure to achieve bared Descemet membrane. Thirty-five eyes received PK. Mean patient age was 26.91 ± 7.9 versus 30.89 ± 10.3 years in the DALK and PK groups, respectively (P = 0.06). Mean follow-up period was 22.0 ± 7.9 months in the DALK group and 24.6 ± 3.5 months in the PK group (P = 0.32). Mean postoperative spherical equivalent refractive error was -3.23 ± 3.4 diopters in the DALK group versus -2.22 ± 4.6 diopters in the PK group (P = 0.28), and mean postoperative BCVA was 0.18 ± 0.08 and 0.15 ± 0.10 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution, respectively (P = 0.12). CSF and total aberrations and HOAs were comparable in the study groups. DALK is an effective alternative surgical procedure for patients with keratoconus; the outcomes are comparable to PK in terms of refractive errors, BCVA, CSF, and HOAs.Keywords
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