Epidemiological and clinical analyses of corneal transplants performed in a reference eye center in Recife, Brazil.

Purpose: To evaluate the epidemiological and clinical profiles of corneal transplants performed in a reference eye center in Recife, state of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil.

Methods: This cross-sectional study collected epidemiological and clinical data from the medical records of patients who underwent keratoplasty at the Altino Ventura Foundation between January and December 2017.

Results: A total of 356 procedures were performed in 327 patients, of whom 165 (50.