Accelerated corneal endothelial cell loss in two patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis following phacoemulsification.

Fang-Chi HsiaoHung-Ta ChenKuan-Jen ChenYi-Jen HsuehYaa-Jyuhn James MeirTsai-Te LuChao-Min ChengWei-Chi WuHung-Chi Chen

Published in: BMC ophthalmology (2020)

Extensive preoperative ophthalmic evaluation and meticulous postoperative inflammation control should be applied to prevent severe loss of HCEC in GPA patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
endothelial cells
newly diagnosed
oxidative stress
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
wound healing
high glucose