PHILADELPHIA — Symptom severity and socioeconomic factors may contribute to follow-up adherence in patients with infectious keratitis, according to a speaker.
“Few studies have looked at factors contributing to adherence with follow-up recommendations in patients diagnosed with infectious keratitis, and none of these have been carried out in the United States,” Pauline M. Dmitriev, MD, said at the Wills Eye Conference. “Our objective was to identify clinical and socioeconomic factors that contribute to noncompliance with initial follow-up after diagnosis of infectious