Patients with infectious uveitis are at an increased risk for corneal graft failure compared with patients with noninfectious uveitis, according to a study published in Cornea.
“Patients with uveitis are much more complex candidates for corneal transplantation, and graft survival in this population is diminished,” study co-author Julie M. Schallhorn, MD, MS, told Healio/OSN. “This is especially true for patients with viral causes of uveitis, and special attention needs to be given in this population to the balance between viral suppression and immunosuppression.”