Combination of vitrectomy, penetrating keratoplasty stabilizes visual acuity

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Combined pars plana vitrectomy and penetrating keratoplasty stabilized visual acuity but yielded only modest visual gains, according to a scientific poster presented at the American Ophthalmological Society meeting here. Randee Watson, MD, and colleagues reported results of a retrospective, single-center, multi-surgeon study of 79 eyes that underwent combined PPV and PK between 2001 and 2013; 65 eyes underwent a single combined procedure, 11 eyes underwent two combined procedures, and three eyes underwent a third procedure.