Suturing penetrating keratoplasties is tricky and worth mastering. My guest in this column is Roswell R. Pfister, MD, who explains the intricacies of this art.
Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth OSN Complications Consult Editor
My reasons for writing this column are not to try to recreate the halcyon days of penetrating keratoplasty for all surgical corneal cases. Corneal surgery has moved on to the removal and replacement of specific diseased tissues using new sets of sophisticated techniques.
But when the only alternative is PK, it is therefore incumbent on all corneal surgeons to acquire the