Research Article
Differences in Surgical Management of Corneal Perforations, Measured over Six Years
Table 1
Surgical techniques and indications for surgery in corneal perforation.
| | Characteristics | Total n (%)
() | Female n (%)
() | Male n (%)
() |
| Penetrating
keratoplasty (PK) | 116 (47.0) | 60 (52) | 56 (48) | | Indication for surgery | | | | | Infection | 60 (24.3) | 36 (28.8) | 24 (19.7) | | Inflammation | 33 (13.4) | 17 (13.6) | 16 (13.1) | | Ocular trauma | 23 (9.3) | 7 (5.6) | 16 (13.1) | | Patch graft (PK) | 117 (47.3) | 56 (48) | 61 (52) | | Indication for surgery | | | | | Infection | 47 (19.0) | 22 (17.6) | 25 (20.5) | | Inflammation | 54 (21.9) | 27 (21.6) | 27 (22.1) | | Ocular trauma | 16 (6.5) | 7 (5.6) | 9 (7.4) | | ALK | 14 (5.7) | 9 (64) | 5 (36) | | Indication for surgery | | | | | Infection | 4 (1.6) | 3 (2.4) | 1 (0.82) | | Inflammation | 7 (2.8) | 5 (4.0) | 2 (1.64) | | Ocular trauma | 3 (1.2) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.64) |
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