Recurrent Filamentous Fungal Keratitis Caused When the Primarily Selected Graft Diameter was Too Small.
Tim BergerBerthold SeitzFidelis FlockerziLoay DaasPublished in: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde (2022)
Fungal keratitis sometimes has a frustrating clinical course. Therefore, early diagnosis with effective therapy initiation is of the utmost importance. In cases of penetrating keratoplasty, optimal planning and timing (before anterior chamber involvement) should be provided. Sufficient safety distance must be ensured in the choice of graft diameter, fixation with multiple interrupted sutures, and anterior chamber lavage, as well as intracameral and intrastromal drug administration. Incomplete excision carries a risk of recurrence and endophthalmitis in the course. Close postoperative control is necessary to detect early recurrences.