Ocular infections after penetrating keratoplasty
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Risk factors and incidence of ocular hypertension after penetrating keratoplasty.
PURPOSE Ocular hypertension is a potentially serious complication after penetrating keratoplasty (PKP). Our objective is to determine the risk factors, incidence, patient characteristics, response to pressure-lowering medical therapy, and graft outcome associated with elevation of intraocular pressure after PKP. METHODS One hundred forty-six consecutive eyes that had PKP between June 2001 and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2090-0686
DOI: 10.4103/ejos.ejos_27_17