Prevalence and risk factors to develop ocular hypertension and glaucoma after penetrating keratoplasty

CONCLUSIONS: Ocular hypertension and glaucoma had a high prevalence after penetrating keratoplasty, and the association factors were similar to those reported in other international studies. Knowing these factors, allows focusing surveillance and treatment in these patients to avoid blindness due to damage of the optic nerve or corneal graft.PMID:33642090 | DOI:10.1016/j.oftal.2020.09.017

Source: Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia - March 1, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Authors: L M Gonz ález-Pérez G E Ortiz-Arismendi C J Moreno Source Type: research