Abstract:Background Penetrating keratoplasty (PK) is the dominant technique for visual restoration of corneal blindness worldwide. Corneal graft rejection and refractive errors are common postoperative issues of it, but correlation between these complications was seldom reported. To the author’s knowledge, this is the first reported case describing hyperopic change following post-penetrating keratoplasty graft rejection.Case presentation A 15-year-old female undergoing PK for advanced keratoconus in the left eye. Posto… Show more
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