http://www.osnsupersite.com/view.asp?rID=21616Therapeutic keratoplasty can effectively treat patients with severe, refractory infectious keratitis, although fungal keratitis can frequently be reoccurring.
Researchers found that 74 of the 92 patients treated achieved therapeutic success after a single procedure and another three patients achieved success after undergoing a second keratoplasty. Of the 15 patients for whom therapy failed, 11 had fungal keratitis.
The study is published in the May issue of American Journal of Ophthalmology.
