Research Article
Differences in Surgical Management of Corneal Perforations, Measured over Six Years
Table 2
Subgroups of indications for each surgical treatment.
| Indications | Subgroup | PK n (%) | PG n (%) | ALK n (%) |
| Infections | Bacterial | 45 (38.7) | 41 (35.9) | 2 (14.2) | Fungal | 12 (10.3) | 6 (5.1) | 2 (14.2) | Viral | 3 (2.5) | 0 | 0 |
| Inflammatory disorders | Rheumatoid | 26 (22.4) | 33 (28.2) | 2 (14.2) | Neurotrophic | 5 (4.3) | 10 (8.5) | 3 (21.4) | Mooren’s ulcer | 0 | 8 (6.8) | 2 (14.2) | Lyell’s syndrome | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.7) | 0 | OCP | 1 (0.8) | 1 (9.8) | 0 |
| Traumatic | Alkali burn | 12 (10.3) | 7 (5.9) | 3 (21.4) | Melting | 10 (8.6) | 7 (5.9) | 0 | Acidic burn | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.7) | 0 |
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