[Penetrating keratoplasty in corneal perforations]

Complications and results are described following 34 transfixing keratoplasties conducted on 27 perforated eyes of diverse origins: herpes (11 cases), traumas (7 cases), chronic ulcerations (7 cases), abscess (2 cases). Seven patients required a secondary keratoplasty, 6 of these being herpes cases. Postoperative treatment by corticosteroids, and the use of a soft contact lens to protect the donor-epithelium are discussed. Resulting vision was more than 5/10 in 5 patients (19%) and more than 1/10 in 7 patients (26%).