Graft Failure After Pediatric Penetrating Keratoplasty in the United States
Approximately half of children undergoing PK in the IRIS Registry experienced graft failure within 5 years of transplantation. The association of graft failure with ocular conditions such as glaucoma and dry eye disease suggests potential avenues to decrease the high incidence of graft failure in this population.
Authors
- Reza Dana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5732-5100)
- Thomas H. Dohlman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3818-4541)
- Anja Lorch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4298-1428)
- Tobias Elze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2032-0496)
- Isdin Oke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6596-3284)
- Joan W. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2046-3996)
- Lyvia J. Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3850-0547)
Institutions
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (US)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cornea
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ico.0000000000003898
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.36
Funders
- Alcon Foundation
- Research to Prevent Blindness
- Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund
- National Eye Institute
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences