Post-keratoplasty Infectious Keratitis: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Management, and Outcomes

Post-keratoplasty Infectious Keratitis: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Management, and Outcomes

Post-keratoplasty infectious keratitis (PKIK) represents a unique clinical entity that often poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. It carries a high risk of serious complications such as graft rejection and failure, and less commonly endophthalmitis. Topical corticosteroids are of...

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Main Authors: Anna Song, Rashmi Deshmukh, Haotian Lin, Marcus Ang, Jodhbir S. Mehta, James Chodosh, Dalia G. Said, Harminder S. Dua, Darren S. J. Ting
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
corneal graft
corneal infection
corneal transplant
corneal ulcer
eye bank
interface infectious keratitis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.707242/full

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