Clinical Study

Improvement of Amniotic Membrane Method for the Treatment of Corneal Perforation

Table 1

Pre- and postoperative records of 46 patients with cornea perforations.

Case/age/sexUnderlying etiologyOther complicationsMax. perforation diameter (mm)Max. ulcer diameter (mm)Preoperative VAVA at last follow-upC3F8 gas remaining (days)IOP 1 week postoperatively (mmHg)Last follow-up (months)

1/22/MNeurotrophic, HSK; CNVNo Double perforation 0.5/1.00.5/1.0HMCF5143
2/35/MMolten iron burn, IUNo12.5CF20/10081918
3/45/FAD, RANo1.5320/20020/4091811
4/51/MNeurotrophic, HSKDM12.5CF20/200122112
5/54/FNeurotrophic, post-HSK, CNVDry eye1.52.5HM20/150101812
6/53/FNeurotrophic, HSKDry eye24.0HM20/2007166
7/46/MNeurotrophic, HSKNo1.53.5HM20/18082018
8/37/MFB, IUNo24.0HM20/2006146
9/64/FNeurotrophic, post-HSKDry eye1.55.0HM20/18051510
10/62/FNeurotrophic, post-HSKHT1.54.0HM20/13541312
11/36/FAD, RANo2520/20020/8071215
12/42/MFB, IUNo1.53CF20/3082012
13/59/MNeurotrophic, post-HSK, CNVDry eye25LPCF92713
14/40/MAD, RANo26HM20/85101714
15/58/MNeurotrophic, post-HSKDM25.5LP20/20011184
16/46/FSBIHT36LP20/20010136
17/76/MSBIHT2.55.5HM20/13081036
18/31/FHSKNo1.52.520/20020/1006208
19/44/MHSK, CNVNo13CF20/80122110
20/56/FNeurotrophic, post-HSKNo1.5420/20020/3571412
21/38/FAD, RANo25CF20/808196
22/62/FFKDM1.55HM20/17091212
23/47/MHSKDry eye13CF20/100101114
24/57/FNeurotrophic, post-HSKDry eye24.5HM20/200111612
25/48/MFB, IUNo1.53.5HM20/808118
26/54/FNeurotrophic, post-HSK, CNVNo14.0LP20/3071024
27/36/FHSKNo1.52.5CF20/2582014
28/61/MFB, IUNo24HM20/120111410
29/53/MNeurotrophic, post-HSK, IU, CNVNo1.55.5LP20/25012910
30/55/MADMooren’s ulcer26.020/20020/408266
31/62/FSBIHT35.5LP20/4009246
32/45/MHSK, CNVNo12.0HM20/100101510
33/44/FHSKNo1.51.5CF20/30111010
34/57/MNeurotrophic, post-HSKNo1.53.0CF20/15051912
35/65/FSBIHT25.0HM20/1609138
36/51/FNeurotrophic, post-HSK, CNVNo1.52.5HM20/40101212
37/39/MFB, IUNo13.0CF20/408118
38/45/FFBNo0.51.5CF20/2510204
39/52/F HSKNo13.0CF20/5011149
40/59/MNeurotrophic, post-HSK, CNVNo1.54.0HM20/1009196
41/55/MNeurotrophic, post-HSK, CNVDry eye1.53.5HM20/20081410
42/63/FFKHT2.55.5HM20/16071512
43/57/FAD, RANo26.0CF20/80111818
44/28/MHSKNo12.520/20020/206116
45/30/MMolten iron burn, IUNo1.54.0HM20/13091010
46/50/MHSK, CNVNo13.520/30020/4081412

AD = autoimmune diseases; CF = counting fingers; CNV = corneal neovascularization; DM = diabetes mellitus; FB = foreign body; FK = fungal keratitis; HM = hand motion; HP = hypopyon; HSK = herpes simplex keratitis; HT = hypertension; IOP = intraocular pressure; IU = infectious ulcer; LP = light perception; RA = rheumatoid arthritis; SBI = spontaneous bacterial infection; VA = visual acuity.