Gauge expected outcomes before conducting penetrating keratoplasty

Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a joint society of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest hot topics in ophthalmology.
Managing the cornea and rehabilitating vision in patients with high-risk corneas is always a challenge. These corneas have a high likelihood of graft failure, yet these patients are often desperate to regain lost vision.
This month,Gregg J. Berdy, MD, FACS, and Christopher E. Starr, MD, discuss the use of transplantation for these patients, as well as the use of the (Read more...)

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