Table 5 Findings at rejection episode and graft outcome after the episode [Cases with rejection episode] (N = 65).

From: Graft rejection episodes after keratoplasty in Japanese eyes

Characteristic

Cases with rejection

N = 65

Surgical procedure of keratoplasty

[A] PK

N = 33

[B] DSAEK

N = 20

[C] nDSAEK

N = 11

[D] DMEK

N = 1

Time of onset from keratoplasty [days]

 Mean (SD)

641 (670)

717 (735)

507 (460)

661 (829)

629 (NA)

 Median [range]

410 [5, 3149]

438 [26, 3149]

284 [5, 1408]

362 [132, 2994]

629 [629, 629]

Eye drop, n (%)

 [1] No

8 (12.3%)

1 (3.0%)

4 (20.0%)

3 (27.3%)

0 (0.0%)

 [2] Fluorometholone

32 (49.2%)

14 (42.4%)

11 (55.0%)

6 (54.5%)

1 (100.0%)

 [3] Betamethasone

25 (38.5%)

18 (54.5%)

5 (25.0%)

2 (18.2%)

0 (0.0%)

Suture related event, n (%)

12 (18.5%)

8 (24.2%)

3 (15.0%)

1 (9.1%)

0 (0.0%)

Symptomatic case, n (%)

33 (50.8%)

17 (51.5%)

8 (40.0%)

7 (63.6%)

1 (100.0%)

Conjunctival hyperemia, n (%)

17 (26.2%)

9 (27.3%)

6 (30.0%)

2 (18.2%)

0 (0.0%)

Corneal edema, n (%)

30 (46.2%)

15 (45.5%)

9 (45.0%)

5 (45.5%)

1 (100.0%)

Keratic precipitate, n (%)

58 (89.2%)

28 (84.8%)

19 (95.0%)

10 (90.9%)

1 (100.0%)

Vascularization of cornea, n (%)

13 (20.0%)

9 (27.3%)

3 (15.0%)

1 (9.1%)

0 (0.0%)

Peripheral anterior synechia, n (%)

9 (13.8%)

4 (12.1%)

4 (20.0%)

1 (9.1%)

0 (0.0%)

Rejection line, n (%)

4 (6.2%)

4 (12.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Graft outcome, n (%)

 [1] Recovered

50 (76.9%)

23 (69.7%)

17 (85.0%)

9 (81.8%)

1 (100.0%)

 [2] Failed

15 (23.1%)

10 (30.3%)

3 (15.0%)

2 (18.2%)

0 (0.0%)

  1. DMEK descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty, (n)DSAEK (non-)descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty, PK penetrating keratoplasty, SD standard deviation.