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The results of 28 consecutive triple procedures and 33 cases of combined penetrating keratoplasty and extracapsular extraction are presented. All the eyes with the triple procedure maintained a clear graft; 77 per cent achieved an acuity of 6/12 or better. The average time before a refractive correction could be dispensed was 8.2 months, while after a combined procedure the interval was 17.4 months, although in both groups the average time until the best visual acuity was reached was similar.
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Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom, April 1987.
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Kirkness, C., Cheong, P. & Steele, A. Penetrating keratoplasty and cataract surgery: The advantages of an extracapsular technique combined with posterior chamber intraocular implantation. Eye 1, 557–561 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1987.85
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