Abstract.Background: Traumatic wound dehiscence after penetrating keratoplasty is probably underestimated.Patients: From the files of the University Eye Hospital Tübingen (1981–1993), 15 patients with a traumatic wound dehiscence after penetrating keratoplasty were investigated.Results: Latency between corneal grafting and wound rupture ranged from 1 month to 25 years (mean 6.2 years). Wound dehiscence was quite evenly distributed over the circle. Intraocular tissue was lost to a variable extent. Three eyes were primarily or secondarily enucleated. Seven eyes (47) with an originally reduced but useful vision became blind or were removed. Most (67) of the resutured grafts lost transparency.Conclusions: Traumatic wound dehiscence is a serious and not very rare complication after penetrating keratoplasty. Functional results are po
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