Temporary Conjunctival Flap Plus Medical Treatment Versus Medical Treatment Only for High-Risk Fungal Keratitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Temporary conjunctival flap is associated with a lower perforation rate compared with medical treatment only in severe fungal keratitis, which can provide a cheap and available alternative to therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty.
Authors
- Marwa A. Khairy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3317-0423)
- Shereen A. Baioumy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2188-6790)
- Ahmad S. Khalil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8214-0546)
- Mohammed A. Hegab
- Ali Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9795-204X)
Institutions
- Zagazig University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cornea
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ico.0000000000003675
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00