Glaucoma after Penetrating Keratoplasty Incidence, Risk Factors, and Management.pdfVIP

Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Ophthalmology Volume 2011, Article ID 951294, 6 pages doi:10.1155/2011/951294 Clinical Study Glaucoma after Penetrating Keratoplasty: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Management Nilgun Yildirim,1 Huseyin Gursoy,1 Afsun Sahin,1 Ahmet Ozer,1 and Ertugrul Colak2 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical Faculty, 26480 Eskisehir, Turkey 2 Department of Biostatistics, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical Faculty, 26480 Eskisehir, Turkey Correspondence should be addressed to Nilgun Yildirim, nyyildirim@ Received 8 August 2011; Revised 9 October 2011; Accepted 17 October 2011 Academic Editor: David A. Wilkie Copyright © 2011 Nilgun Yildirim et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Purpose. To report the incidence and risk factors for postkeratoplasty glaucoma (PKG), as well as its management. Subjects and Methods. 122 eyes, (43% with pseudophakic and aphakic bullous keratopathy (PABK)) which underwent penetrating keratoplasty (PK), were analyzed. Results. The rate of PKG development was 34% within 39 months of follow-up. PABK, corneal perforations, keratitis, and previous high intraocular pressure (PHIOP) were high risk factors for PKG. Glaucoma was controlled medically in 62% of PKG cases. Surgery (Ex-PRESS shunt in 63%) and diode laser cyclophotocoagulation were applied in others (38%). The rate of postoperative complications and graft survival was similar in eyes with and without PKG. Conclusion. PHIOP, preoperative diagnoses other than keratoconus, and corneal dystrophies were highly associated with PKG. Ex-PRESS shun