Hypochlorous acid reduces fungal infection rate in patients with Boston K-Pro

BARCELONA — The rates of fungal infection are low but not insignificant in patients with a Boston keratoprosthesis, according to a speaker.In a retrospective study of 15 case reports of fungal keratitis or endophthalmitis in Boston K-Pro patients between 2001 and 2015, Silvia Odorcic, MD, FRCSC, and colleagues found the rate of fungal infection to range from 0.009 to 0.02 per patient-year of follow-up.