**8. Complication**

Postoperative complications after therapuetic keratoplasty are virtually the same as in other situations, except the prevalence is greater.

Depending on the time of onset, complications can be divided in early- onset complications (within 2 weeks) and late-onset complications. The early postoperative period may be complicated with wound leak, shallow anterior chamber, hyphema, anterior uveitis, elevated intraocular pressure, persistent epithelial defect and re- infection of the graft. Late postoperative complications include cataract, glaucoma, graft failure secondary to rejection, infection or endothelial decompensation and phthisis bulbi. Table 3


Table 3. Therapeutic keratoplasty Complications of infectious keratitis 2025 cases, during 10 years (2000-2010) in 14.65% cases with therapeutic keratoplasty in advanced process, dates of "Asociación Para Evitar la Ceguera en México Hospital "Dr. Luis Sanchez Bulnes", some patient had one or two complications.
