J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2002 Oct;43(10):2064-2068.

Two Cases of Recurrent Keratoconus

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, St. Mary's Hospital, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE: To report two cases that showed clinical findings of recurrent keratoconus following penetrating keratoplasty.
METHODS
A 39 year-old male and a 34 year-old female developed clinical signs of recurrent keratoconus in his left and her right eye 3 and 8 years after keratoplasty, respectively, and he underwent successful corneal regrafting.
RESULTS
We confirmed recurrence of keratoconus histopathologically through the examination of the cornea of the recipient who underwent corneal regrafting and chromosomal study showed mosaicism, 47,XXY/46,XY.
CONCLUSION
We report the histopathologic feature of one case of recurrent keratoconus for the first time in Korea.

Keyword

Keratoconus; Keratoplasty; Recurrent Keratoconus

MeSH Terms

Adult
Cornea
Corneal Transplantation
Female
Humans
Keratoconus*
Keratoplasty, Penetrating
Korea
Male
Mosaicism
Recurrence
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