A large national study found Black patients were at a higher risk for graft failure after endothelial keratoplasty, according to a poster at the virtual Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium.
“Previously known risk factors include indication for surgery and ocular comorbidities such as glaucoma and prior glaucoma surgery. However, in our analysis, even when adjusting for these factors, we found that race, particularly patients of Black/African American race, were at increased risk of failure. We know that racial disparities exist in many aspects of health and that the COVID pandemic
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