@article {Murthy:September 2003:1530-4086:120, author = "Murthy Raghu C.", author = "Johnston W. Todd", author = "Hsu Joseph", author = "Read Russell W.", author = "Rao Narsing A.", author = "Irvine John A.", author = "Smith Ronald E.", title = "Changing Indications for Penetrating Keratoplasty in Southern California, 1994-1998", journal = "Annals of Ophthalmology", volume = "35", year = "September 2003", abstract = "Over the 50 years, penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) has progressed from a rare procedure with marginal success to one of the most common and most successful tissue transplants. We review the changing indications for PKP between 1994 and 1998. In decreasing order, the six most common indications were: pseudophakic corneal edema, regraft, unspecified scar, unspecified ulcer, keratoconus, and Fuchs endothelial dystrophy.", pages = "120-122(3)", url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/hum/ao/2003/00000035/00000002/art00008" }