The Safety Profile of FDA-Approved Epithelium-Off Corneal Cross-Linking in a US Community-Based Healthcare System.

Purpose: To determine the occurrence of early post-operative complications following FDA-approved epithelium-off corneal cross-linking in the United States.

Materials And Methods: This multicenter, retrospective cohort study identified patients who underwent epithelium-off (epi-off) corneal cross-linking (CXL) for keratoconus and post-refractive keratectasia within the Kaiser Permanente Northern California healthcare system between 2016 and 2018. Post-operative complications including delayed epithelial healing, infection, and loss of visual acuity were recorded.

Simultaneous Interface Candida Keratitis in 2 Hosts Following Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty With Tissue Harvested From a Single Contaminated Donor and Review of Clinical Literature.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to report 2 cases of interface fungal keratitis in 2 separate patients following Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) with tissue harvested from the same donor.

Design: This was a retrospective simultaneous interinstitutional hosptial-based case reports.

Methods: Two patients with corneal infections following DSAEK were identified from 2 individual practices.