Keratoplasty for keratoconus: advantages and disadvantages

Abstract

Keratoconus is a progressive bilateral corneal ectasia, accompanied by loss of vision due to high irregular astigmatism, which is the leading indication for corneal transplantation. The review presents a variety of surgical corneal transplantation techniques for keratoconus available today and discussed their advantages and disadvantages.

Keywords

• keratoconus
• deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty
• penetrating keratoplasty
• corneal transplant
• graft rejection