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Course Description
Keratoplasty in the setting of active inflammation or severe inflammation in remission is a challenging clinical scenario. We would like to provide guidance on medical and surgical perioperative and intraoperative management of these difficult cases. Eyes requiring therapeutic urgent surgery, as well as cases that can wait for optical keratoplasty after prolonged remission of inflammation will both be discussed.
Educational Objective
Identify the complications, comorbid conditions and poor prognostic factors for which inflamed eyes are particular predisposed, and identify the adjunctive procedures such as synechiolysis, pupillary membrane excision, lens management, etc. used to manage these.
Keratoplasty in the setting of active inflammation or severe inflammation in remission is a challenging clinical scenario. We would like to provide guidance on medical and surgical perioperative and intraoperative management of these difficult cases. Eyes requiring therapeutic urgent surgery, as well as cases that can wait for optical keratoplasty after prolonged remission of inflammation will both be discussed.
Educational Objective
Identify the complications, comorbid conditions and poor prognostic factors for which inflamed eyes are particular predisposed, and identify the adjunctive procedures such as synechiolysis, pupillary membrane excision, lens management, etc. used to manage these.
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Cornea
keratoplasty
2025 Instructional Course
infectious keratitis
uveitis
surgical technique
2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting Instructional Courses
This 1.5 hour Instructional Course was recorded at the 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, CA, April 25-28, 2025.
