Corneal foreign bodies: are antiseptics and antibiotics equally effective?

Purpose: To compare the effect of antiseptics and antibiotics on the occurrence of Infectious Keratitis (IK) secondary to Corneal Foreign Body (CFB) removal.

Methods: Multicenter retrospective study conducted between June 2020 and June 2022 in patients referred for CFBs and treated with Picloxydine (Group 1) or Tobramycin (Group 2) for 7 days. A follow-up visit was scheduled on Day 3 (D3) and a phone call on D30.

New Keratoconus Risk Factors: A Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study.

Purpose: To evaluate risk factors associated with keratoconus in a monocentric cross-sectional case-control study.

Methods: This observational study occurred from June 2019 to February 2021 in a university hospital (France). The case group consisted of 195 patients with keratoconus in at least one eye who were followed up by a corneal specialist.

Risk factors of rejection after penetrating keratoplasty: a retrospective monocentric study.

Purpose: To assess risk factors of rejection after penetrating keratoplasty (PKP).

Methods: This retrospective monocentric study assessed risk factors for rejection in patients who underwent PKP at Montpellier University Hospital between June 2005 and September 2018. Graft and donor data were obtained from our tissue bank in Montpellier.