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Late Complications

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Penetrating Keratoplasty

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Transplant failure of various etiologies may occur even after years have elapsed. This means that the patient requires long-term observation after keratoplasty. The incidence and prognostic importance of the individual complications observed following penetrating keratoplasty change over the years. Rational postoperative treatment should take this into account.

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Severin, M., Bartz-Schmidt, K.U. (2000). Late Complications. In: Penetrating Keratoplasty. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59684-1_8

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