Endophthalmitis After Keratoprosthesis
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Fungal keratitis and endophthalmitis after implantation of type 1 keratoprosthesis
A 70-year-old patient who underwent uneventful primary implantation of Auro K Pro (a Type I Boston Keratoprosthesis-based device), developed infiltrates in the deep stroma of the carrier corneal graft and exudates on the optic stem of the keratoprosthesis assembly, 6 weeks postoperatively, which subsequently progressed to endophthalmitis. Vitreous tap was positive for a panfungal polymerase cha...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.119.4.484