Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty versus penetrating keratoplasty in corneas showing a high or low graft rejection risk.

Purpose: To compare visual, topographic and topometric outcomes in patients subjected to deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty or penetrating keratoplasty showing a high or low risk of graft rejection.

Setting: Complejo Hospitalario La Mancha Centro, Ciudad Real, Spain.

Materials And Methods: Data were reviewed for consecutive patients with a corneal stroma disease undergoing deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty or penetrating keratoplasty over the period 2009-2015 at our centre by the same surgeon.