Early Therapeutic Penetrating Keratoplasty for Fungal Keratitis

Authors : Yusuf KOCLUK

Pages : 18-21

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Publication Date : 2016-06-30

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Background: To present two cases who developed fungal keratitis after an organic trauma and who were treated with therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty in the early period. Case presentations: A 14 years old female and a 63 years old male patients came with the complaints of pain after organic trauma. Fungal keratitis was diagnosed in both two cases. TPKP was performed on the 5 th day of the topical antifungal treatment insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Case 1);, on the 5 th day of the topical antifungal treatment insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Case 2);  and 7 th day of the trauma insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(both two cases);. Graft transparency was protected in the post-operative period; no recurrence or fungal reactivation was detected in two patients. Conclusion: The study has proven that TPKP performed in the early period of fungal keratitis enables rapid infection eradication and rapid visual success.
Keywords : Fungal keratitis, Early Therapeutic Penetrating Keratoplasty, Organic trauma