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A total of 474 eyes in 373 patients were included in the study. Patients who underwent DALK for advanced keratoconus, keratoconus with Bowman\u2019s membrane scar, healed hydrops, macular corneal opacity, macular corneal dystrophy, granular corneal dystrophy, spheroidal degeneration, pellucid marginal degeneration, post\u2013laser-assisted\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">in situ<\/jats:italic>\n                      keratomileusis ectasia, descematocele, post-collagen cross-linking aborted melt and dense scar, and post-radial keratotomy were included in the study. The patients were followed up for 17.2 +\/- 9.2 months (1\u20139 years).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Complications noted in the surgery were intra-operatively Descemet\u2019s membrane perforation in 31 eyes (6.54%), post-operatively secondary glaucoma in 16 eyes (3.37%), cataract in seven eyes (1.47%), suture-related complications in five eyes (1.05%), graft rejection in three eyes (0.63%), traumatic dehiscence in two eyes (0.42%), filamentary keratitis in two eyes (0.42%), interface infiltrate in one eye (0.21%), and recurrence of disease in four eyes (7.14%) out of 57 eyes with corneal dystrophy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>DALK as an alternative to penetrating keratoplasty for anterior corneal stromal diseases. It has become an automatic choice for diseases of the anterior cornea requiring keratoplasty. 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