Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors of Recurrent Mooren’s Ulcer

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Slit lamp photograph of 3 patients with Mooren ulcer. (a) A 40-year-old man was first diagnosed with Mooren ulcer. At presentation, peripheral ulceration of the cornea was noted from the 9 o’clock to 12 o’clock position. (b) The image of the affected eye after receiving partial lamellar keratoplasty (LKP). In the following period, the patient did not have a recurrence. (c) A recurrent patient with Mooren ulcer presented with pain and decreased visual acuity. (d) The image of the affected eye after receiving total lamellar keratoplasty (LKP). (e) A patient with corneal perforation in 11 o’clock position presented in our hospital who was first diagnosed with Mooren ulcer. (f) The image of the affected eye after receiving corneal perforation repair with lamellar cornea and partial lamellar keratoplasty.

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