Ophthalmological and Histopathological Diagnosis of Penetrating Keratoplasty Patients.
- Author:
Phil Young LEE
1
;
Man Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mskim@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Diagnosis;
Keratoplasty;
Pathology
- MeSH:
Cornea;
Corneal Diseases;
Corneal Transplantation;
Diagnosis*;
Hospital Records;
Humans;
Keratoplasty, Penetrating*;
Pathology
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2004;45(3):370-375
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To evaluate the current status of pathological report in the accurate diagnosis of recipient cornea following penetrating keratoplasty. METHODS: We performed a chart review of the hospital records of 174 patients (191 eyes) who had received keratoplasty in between January, 1994 and March, 2002. RESULTS: Pathologists described pathological diagnoses in 64 cases (33.5%). Pathological diagnosis seemed to be made according to patients' clinical diagnosis. Pathologists described the same disease in various forms. Special staining was used in 9 cases (4.71%). CONCLUSIONS: In most cases, pathologists described pathological findings without a definite diagnosis. We suggest a new form of pathological report for better description of corneal disease. There should be a system for active interchange between ophthalmologists and pathologists.
