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Pars plana vitrectomy and therapeutic keratoplasty in endophthalmitis and infectious keratitis.

María Alejandra Zapata CuevasGonzalo García de OteyzaRosa Alvarado-VillacortaLuis Manuel Quintana HernándezGabriela Ordoñez-RanzGuillermo de Wit CarterAna Mercedes García-Albisua
Published in: European journal of ophthalmology (2022)
Our results suggest that PPV assisted by TKP followed by PKP can be a good approach for treating patients with endophthalmitis secondary to IK while allowing further visual improvement after an optical PK. Further prospective studies need to be done to evaluate final visual rehabilitation of these patients.
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