PHILADELPHIA — A history of contralateral penetrating keratoplasty is associated with an increased risk for second eye graft rejection, according to a study presented at the Wills Eye Conference.
“The purpose of our study was to identify if the history of PK in the contralateral eye increases the risk of graft rejection in the second eye,” Cherie Fathy, MD, said.
In a retrospective chart review of consecutive PKs at Wills Eye Hospital from May 2007 to September 2018, 1,029 procedures were performed in 903 eyes of 835 patients. Of these (Read more...)
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