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We included 22 patients with bilateral PPK (aged 68 \u00b1 10.4 years, 11 males). Ten patients with multiple myeloma (MM) underwent on-label systemic therapy. During follow-up, we observed a regression of corneal opacities in three patients under slit-lamp examination and under IVCM, while PPK remained unchanged in seven patients. In three patients with monoclonal gammopathy of ocular significance (MGOS), systemic therapy was initiated off-label to reduce the serum paraprotein load before penetrating keratoplasty (PKP). These patients showed no signs of PPK recurrence for up to 24 months after PKP. In one patient without systemic therapy, a recurrence in corneal grafts occurred within 12 months of PKP. In eight patients without systemic therapy, PPK remained stable. In conclusion, systemic therapy for MM patients reduced corneal opacity in 30% of treated patients. 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