Clinical Study

Umbilical Cord Patch Transplantation for Corneal Perforations and Descemetoceles

Table 1

Relevant clinical data of each patient.

CaseAge (yrs)SexEyePrimary diagnosisLocationDiameter (mm)DepthBCVAFollow-up (Mos)
BeforeAfter

161MLBacterial keratitisParacentral2 × 3Descemetocele20/40020/4010
222FRExposure keratitisCentral4 × 6PerforationHMCF9
367MLExposure keratitisCentral3 × 4PerforationHMCF9
475FRHSKParacentral3 × 4Perforation20/40020/1006
556FRHSKCentral5 × 5DescemetoceleHMCF7
670MRHSKParacentral6 × 5PerforationHM20/2008
760MRHSKCentral7 × 6DescemetoceleCFCF6
846MRFungal keratitisParacentral6 × 6PerforationHM20/2007
953MLFungal keratitisParacentral6 × 6PerforationHM20/2006
1070MLHSKCentral3 × 3PerforationHMCF5
1138MRHSKParacentral6 × 4Descemetocele20/40020/505

BCVA: best-corrected visual acuity; CF: counting fingers; F: female; HM: hand motion; HSK: herpes simplex keratitis; L: left; Mos: months; M: male; R: right; yrs: years.