[
    {
        "id": "osp-12594",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Emergency visits after corneal transplantation in Yemen",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Bamashmus",
                "given": "Mahfouth Abdalla"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Akily",
                "given": "Saleh A"
            },
            {
                "family": "AlAkhalee",
                "given": "Hisham A"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Nuseriy",
                "given": "Khaldoon O"
            },
            {
                "family": "Farhan",
                "given": "Marwan H"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/emergency-visits-after-corneal-transplantation-in-yemen",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2017
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Oman Journal of Ophthalmology",
        "volume": "10",
        "issue": "3",
        "page": "193-197",
        "DOI": "10.4103/ojo.ojo_217_2016",
        "publisher": "Medknow Publications",
        "ISSN": "0974-620X",
        "abstract": "Purpose: Awareness of symptoms and signs of possible complications after corneal transplantation is very important. Early presentation can enhance long-term survival of the cornea. This study evaluates the reasons for emergency presentation and management of postcorneal transplantation complications.\n\nPatients and methods: This retrospective study included a total of 134 postkeratoplasty patients at the cornea unit in Yemen Magrabi Eye Hospital in Sana'a between 2008 and 2010.\n\nResults: The most common indication for keratoplasty was keratoconus in 103 patients (76.9%) followed by bullous keratopathy (4.5%) and corneal dystrophy (4.5%). 80 (59.7%) patients presented for emergency visits. Pain and foreign body sensation were the main presenting symptoms. Loose irritating sutures (29.9%) and graft rejection (10.4%) were the most common diagnoses. Twelve patients (8.9%) were admitted to the hospital for re-suturing.\n\nConclusion: Proper postoperative care is critical for a successful keratoplasty; early intervention of sight-threatening complications increases the chance of graft survival and best-obtained vision. In our corneal transplantation service, all patients are routinely instructed to arrange a same day emergency visit if they experience any symptom in eyes that have undergone keratoplasty."
    }
]