Indications of Penetrating Keratoplasty at Madina Teaching Hospital Faisalabad over a Period of 12 Years (1998 – 2010)

Purpose of Study: To analyze the various indications for penetrating keratoplasty at Madina Teaching Hospital Faisalabad over a period of 12 years from 1998 - 2010.Materials and Methods: This study was done in ophthalmology department of Madina Teaching Hospital Faisalabad. The hospital record of 672 patients operated for penetrating keratoplasty was reviewed retrospectively.Results: Out of 672 patients operated for penetrating keratoplasty 468 (69.64%) patients were males and 204 (30.36%) patients were females. Age of the pati-ents ranged between 5 years and 65 years. Two hunderd nine (31.1%) were between 5 years - 20 years, 261 (38.83%) were between 21 years - 35 years, 151 (22.47%) were between 36 years - 50 years and 51 (7.58%) were between 51 years - 65 years. The main indications were corneal scars 339 (50.44%), keratoconus 117 (17.41%), failed / rejected grafts 84 (12.50%), infectious keratitis 50 (7.44%), corneal dystrophies 36 (5.63%), bullous keratopathy 42 (6.25%) and corneal degenerations 04 (0.60%).Conclusion: In conclusion the main indications of penetrating keratoplasty in Madina Teaching Hospital Faisalabad were corneal scars, keratoconus and failed corneal grafts. Corneal scars were the most common and this is comparable with other studies in the region