How Best to Combat Post-Keratoplasty Infections Isn’t Always Clear

Infection is one of the most dreaded complications after ocular surgery. Although it is considered rare, the rate of fungal infections after corneal transplantation is nonetheless increasing in the United States.

As detailed in a recent review paper, this uptick in fungal infections is primarily being seen following endothelial keratoplasty, mainly Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) and Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty rather than full-thickness or anterior lamellar keratoplasty.

Read the full commentary in Medscape.