Young Eun Lee, MD 1,2 , Eui Seok Han, MD 1,2 , Mee Kum Kim, MD 1,2 , Won Ryang Wee, MD 1,2 Risk factor Analysis for g-term Outcome of Keratolimbal Allograf 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea 2 Laboratory of corneal regenerative medicine and ocular immunology, Seoul Artificial Eye Center, Seoul National University Hospital Clinical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea The authors have no financial interest in the subject matter of this poster
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Young Eun Lee, MD1,2, Eui Seok Han, MD1,2, Mee Kum Kim, MD1,2, Won Ryang Wee, MD1,2
Risk factor Analysis for Long-term Outcome of Keratolimbal Allografts
1Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
2Laboratory of corneal regenerative medicine and ocular immunology, Seoul Artificial Eye Center, Seoul National University Hospital
Clinical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
The authors have no financial interest in the subject matter of this poster
Introduction & Purpose
Keratolimbal allograft (KLAL)
• Several successful short-term reports in the 1990s1-4
• Long-term results were not satisfactory.5,6
• Survival of KLAL: 23.7%/21.2% at 5 years (2002 reports)5,6
Several conditions influencing KLAL success7-11
• Chronic conjunctival inflammation• Tear film deficiency• Symblepharon• Rejection
Because there have been few documented studies on a large number of KLAL patients, the impor-tant prognostic factors influencing KLAL success are unknown.
So, we retrospectively reviewed our cases to elucidate the prognostic factors for KLAL success and the long-term outcomes of KLAL in our series over 10-year period.
SJS: Stevens-Johnson syndromeCB: chemical burnO: others
114 months
Long-term survival (+) after KLAL once
Postoperative months
Result (Clinical outcome and survival)
A B C
FED
Postoperative BCVA means the BCVA at the
last follow-up, which was almost the same or better than preoperative BCVA
KLAL failure (Ocular cicatrical pemphigoid)
KLAL success (thermal burn)
Preop 1 month 4 months
Preop 1 month 4 months
Postoperative months
Result (Prognostic factor analysis)
KLAL success (n=13)
KLAL failure (n=32) P valuea(b)
Demographics and diagnosis
Age (year) 43.5±16.7 37.3±17.4 0.316
Gender (Male) 11 (85%) 19 (59%) 0.165
Diagnosis
SJS 2 11
0.433Chemical burn 3 5
Others 8 16
Previous history of
Graft rejection 2 (22%) 3 (23%) 1.000
PKP 5 (38%) 8 (25%) 0.473
KLAL 6 (46%) 16 (50%) 1.000
Preoperative state
BCVA ≥ 0.1 3 (23%) 5 (15%) 0.672
Lid deformity 3 (23%) 20 (63%) 0.023 (0.244)
Conjunctival inflammation 7 (54%) 26 (81%) 0.076
(0.109)
High IOP 0 (0%) 3 (9%) 0.546
Symblepharon 2 (15%) 23 (72%) 0.001 (0.010)c
KLAL success (n=13)
KLAL failure (n=32)
P valuea (b)
Concurrent surgery
Partial KLAL 8 (62%) 16 (50%) 0.528
PKP 7 (54%) 14 (44%) 0.743
AMT 5 (38%) 10 (31%) 0.732Postoperative data
Initial CSA dose 2.5mgd 2 (15%) 7 (26%) 0.690
High IOP within 1week 6 (55%) 13 (50%) 1.000
Epithelializa-tion within 2
months13 (100%) 20 (63%) 0.010
(0.737)
Interval for full epithelialization
(day)10.4±12.3 36.8±46.9 0.004
(0.858)
PKP = penetrating keratoplasty; BCVA = best corrected visual acuity; IOP = intraocu-lar pressure; AMT = amniotic membrane transplantation; CSA = cyclosporine A.
aUnivariate analysis was performed using the chi-square or Mann-Whitney U test. bVariables which were associated with risk of KLAL failure on univariate analysis (p<0.1) were analyzed in the multivariate Cox regression survival model. c95% confidence interval:0.016-0.563. dInitial CSA dose was 5.0mg/kg daily in usual.
Discussion
• The overall success of KLAL was 33.3% at 4 years, which is similar to two previous re-ports of the long-term outcome of KLAL.5-6 Our study included a relatively high portion of pa-tients with SJS and OCP (37.5%), which are known to lead to a relatively poor outcome.11
• Simultaneous PKP and KLAL were performed because of the limited availability of donor corneal tissues. The success of PKP was highly dependent on the success of KLAL, because grafted cornea often becomes opaque due to persistent epithelial defect or neo-vascularization following KLAL failure.
• Our KLAL rejection rate was 41.7% with strong systemic immune suppression, lower than the 87.5% in eyes with CSA alone6 but higher than the 17% rate in eyes receiving mycophe-nolate mofetil and tacrolimus.7
• All the rejection in KLAL alone was reversible, whereas concurrent rejection in both KLAL and PKP was irreversible in half cases. A more potent combination of immunosuppres-sants should be considered in concurrent KLAL/PKP rejection.
Discussion
• Preoperative symblepharon is the most significant prognostic factor. – Forniceal contracture usually leads to frequent falling off of the contact lens, resulting in an unstable surface.– Combining lid entropion due to shortage of the fornix induces surface irritation and epithelial erosion..
• Limitations – It is a retrospective study and has limited variable factors that could not be controlled– The protocol of immunosuppressant administration and the surgeon’s skill likely changed over 9 years.
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In conclusion, KLAL has been partly successful for reconstruction of limbal stem cell deficiency, and symblepharon has been identified as a significant