Research Article
Total Penetrating Keratoplasty: Indications, Therapeutic Approach, and Long-Term Follow-Up
Table 1
Causes of the corneal tissue destruction and perforation (% in brackets).
| | Cause of perforation | Total () 100% | Female () 47% | Male () 53% |
| | Infection | 22 (46.8) | 11 (23.4) | 11 (23.4) | | Bacterial | 13 (27.6) | 6 (10.6) | 7 (17) | | Fungal | 7 (14.9) | 4 (8.5) | 3 (6.3) | | Protozoal | 2 (4.25) | 1 (2.1) | 1 (2.1) | | Autoimmune disease | 10 (21.3) | 6 (12.8) | 4 (8.5) | | Trauma | 12 (25.5) | 4 (8.5) | 8 (17) | | Chemical (burns) | 8 (17) | 3 (6.3) | 5 (10.6) | | Penetrating | 4 (8.5) | 1 (2.1) | 3 (6.3) | | Other | 3 (6.3) | 1 (2.1) | 2 (4.25) |
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