[Keratoplasty in light of many years of personal observation]

Personal observation comprise 495 operations of corneal transplantation in the period of 1972-1987. The best results (80-100 per cent successes) were achieved in cases of keratoconus, Groenuow's corneal dystrophy, Salzmann's nodular degeneration, pterygium, corneal dermoid and leukoma due to viral keratitis; fewer successful results (46 p.c.) were seen in leukomas caused by corneal burn. Corneal graft rejection occurred in 67 cases (13.5 p.c.).