Lamellar Keratoplasty Combined with Amniotic Membrane Transplantation for the Treatment of Corneal Perforations: A Clinical and In Vivo Confocal Microscopy Study
Table 1
Related dates of patients before and after improved DALK.
Case
Age (yrs)
Sex
Eye
Underlying etiology
Location
Size of corneal ulcer (mm2)
Size of corneal perforation (mm2)
VA
Aqueous leakage
Anterior chamber formation
Epithelial healing time
Hospitalization days
Follow-up (mos)
Before
After
1
17
F
OS
Herpetic stromal necrotizing keratitis
Center
3 × 4
1 × 1
CF
0.5
No
Yes
6
11
18
2
57
F
OS
Rheumatoid arthritis
Paracentral
1 × 2
1 × 1
0.02
0.2
No
Yes
11
15
24
3
58
F
OD
Rheumatoid arthritis
Paracentral
2 × 4
0.5 × 1
0.25
0.3
No
Yes
5
10
41
4
56
F
OS
Mooren’s ulcer
Paracentral
3 × 3
1 × 1
0.2
0.2
No
Yes
6
9
30
5
68
F
OS
Rheumatoid arthritis
Paracentral
2 × 4
1 × 3
HM
CF
No
Yes
10
22
15
6
38
F
OS
Neurotrophic ulcer
Center
2 × 2.5
1.5 × 1.5
HM
HM
No
Yes
-
8
8
7
52
F
OS
Severe dry eye
Paracentral
3 × 4
1 × 2
HM
0.12
No
Yes
10
12
5
8
55
M
OD
Mooren’s ulcer
Paracentral
2.5 × 8
1.5 × 2
0.04
0.02
No
Yes
5
14
5
9
79
M
OD
Rheumatoid arthritis
Paracentral
2.5 × 4.5
2 × 4
0.1
0.06
No
Yes
4
7
4
10
63
M
OD
Unknown reason
Paracentral
1.5 × 3
0.8 × 1
HM
0.3
No
Yes
6
13
18
11
59
M
OD
Mooren’s ulcer
Paracentral
6 × 11
1 × 1
HM
0.1
No
Yes
6
22
43
12
40
M
OD
Mooren’s ulcer
Paracentral
3 × 6
1 × 2
0.2
0.3
No
Yes
7
12
39
13
50
M
OD
Mooren’s ulcer
Paracentral
1.5 × 9
1 × 1
0.12
0.5
No
Yes
14
16
42
OD = oculus dexter; OS = oculus sinister; CF = counting fingers; HM = hand motion; VA = visual acuity; mos = months; yrs = years.
