Table 1: Demographic features, PK indications, recipient trephine size and donor-host trephine disparities of the study eyes.

Group F (n=34) Group B (n=22) p value
Mean age ± SD (year) 58.0 ± 17.1 61.4 ± 15.2 0.460*
Gender (M:F) 10:24 4:18 0.343**
Indication for PK
Pseudophakic BKP(AC:PC)
Aphakic BKP
Traumatic corneal scar

12:3
15
4

8:2
5
7
0.217**
Host trephine size (mm)
7.00 (%)
7.50 (%)
8.00 (%)

4 (11.8)
24 (70.5)
6 (17.7)

1 (4.5)
15 (68.2)
6 (27.3)
0.505**
Donor-host trephine disparity (mm)
0.25 (%)
0.50 (%)
0.75 (%)

5 (14.7)
29 (85.3)
0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)
14 (63.6)
8 (36.7)
<0.001**


*Mann Whitney U test, **Chi-square test, PK: Penetrating Keratoplasty, BKP: Bullous keratopathy, AC: Anterior Chamber, PC: Posterior Chamber.