Repeat Keratoplasty for Failed Therapeutic Keratoplasty for Microbial Keratitis: An Analysis of Characteristics and Risk Factors.

Jifeng WanJing LinYin HuMenghuan WeiYingshi ZouZhaohui Yuan

Published in: Journal of ophthalmology (2020)

The ratio of repeat-to-initial keratoplasty for therapeutic keratoplasty is low, compared to a failure rate of the initial grafts of over 50% reported in previous studies. The low ratio and the most common indication of repeat keratoplasty, refractory infectious keratitis, reflect caution for performing regrafts in such patients.

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risk factors
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
patient reported
case control