Incidence of Fungal Infection in Positive Donor Rim Cultures after Corneal Transplantation.
Julia ShattenRoheena KamyarDeepinder DhaliwalRegis P KowalskiVishal JhanjiPublished in: Ocular immunology and inflammation (2021)
This study adds to the growing data on the low rate of fungal keratitis and endophthalmitis after a corneal transplant, even in the case of positive rim cultures. This study also suggests that positive rim cultures do not advance the risk of postoperative fungal infection in the recipient.