Graft rejection has traditionally been one of the leading causes of cornea transplant failure. To help prevent rejection, corticosteroid eye drops are used for an extended period after transplant surgery. The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and side effects of different corticosteroid dosing regimens after endothelial keratoplasty (cornea transplant) surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
167
Price Vision Group
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Intraocular Pressure
Number of eyes in which the absolute intraocular pressure equaled or exceeded 24 mm Hg OR in which there was a relative increase of at least 10 mm Hg over the baseline preoperative reading.
Time frame: from 1 to 12 months after transplant
Immunologic Graft Rejection Episode
Rejection episodes were assessed by slit lamp examination and categorized as definite when an endothelial rejection line was detected in a previously clear graft, probable when inflammation (stromal infiltrate, keratic precipitates, cells in the anterior chamber, or ciliary injection) was detected in a previously clear graft without an endothelial rejection line, and possible if central corneal pachymetry increased by 30 microns or more, even if the cornea was clear and no inflammation was detected by slit lamp examination.
Time frame: within first year after cornea transplantation
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