PHILADELPHIA — Corneal transplant patients who underwent penetrating keratoplasty had higher rates of endophthalmitis than those who underwent endothelial keratoplasty, according to a study.
The retrospective chart review examined CPT and ICD codes from one Philadelphia practice to identify cases of endophthalmitis between April 1, 2012, and Aug. 31, 2018.
“The purpose of this study was to assess the rate of endophthalmitis following endothelial and penetrating keratoplasty and to also assess clinical outcomes following endophthalmitis after corneal transplantation and evaluate
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