Rethinking Keratoplasty for Patients with Acanthamoeba Keratitis: Early “Low Load Keratoplasty” in Contrast to Late Optical and Therapeutic Keratoplasty
LLKP appears to achieve a good visual prognosis with an earlier visual and psychological habilitation, as well as low recurrence and SG rates. These results should encourage us to reconsider the optimal timing of PKP in therapy-resistant AK.
Authors
- Cristian Munteanu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3728-9958)
- Loay Daas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8076-3179)
- Yaser Abu Dail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8642-0222)
- Nóra Szentmáry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8019-1481)
- Elias Flockerzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0423-3624)
- Berthold Seitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9701-8204)
Institutions
- Saarland University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microorganisms
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12091801
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.94