Corneal graft surgery is one of the most successful forms of human solid-tissue
transplantation, and nowadays, there is a worldwide expansion of the surgical volume of …

Bacterial infections of the cornea, or bacterial keratitis (BK), are notorious for causing rapidly
fulminant disease and permanent vision loss, even among treated patients. In the last sixty …

Disease of the cornea is the third leading cause of blindness worldwide. Corneal graft
surgery is one of the most successful forms of solid organ transplantations in humans, with …

Introduction Beginning with second-generation ciprofloxacin 0.3% and ofloxacin 0.3%,
fluoroquinolones have been widely used in the treatment and prophylaxis of ocular …

Post-keratoplasty infectious keratitis (PKIK) represents a unique clinical entity that often
poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. It carries a high risk of serious …

The cornea is the clear window at the front of the eye and is the eye's main refractive
medium. Its transparency is essential for vision. Corneal neovascularisation is a common …

Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence of postoperative complications and their impact on
graft survival after primary adult optical penetrating keratoplasty (PKP). Methods: A …

Background. We determined the prevalence and clinical consequences of herpes simplex
virus (HSV) type 1 (HSV‐1), HSV type 2 (HSV‐2), and varicella‐zoster virus (VZV) in cornea …

Background Corneal ulcer is an important cause of blindness in developing countries.
Therapeutic keratoplasty for infective keratitis is a frequently performed surgery in these …

Infectious keratitis continues to be a serious complication among all types of keratoplasty,
threatening the viability of the grafted tissues and visual outcomes of patients. Reports from …