Clinical Review of Microbial Corneal Ulcers Resulting in Enucleation and Evisceration in a Tertiary Eye Care Center in Hungary
Table 2
Medical characteristics of patients who underwent enucleation or evisceration due to infectious keratitis between January 2007 and December 2018 at the Department of Ophthalmology of Semmelweis University (Budapest, Hungary) (48 eyes of 47 patients).
Best corrected distance visual acuity (LogMAR)
2.73 ± 0.36
Number of preexisting ocular factors
4 ± 2
Number of preexisting systemic diseases
2 ± 2
Duration of symptoms prior to presentation at our clinic (days)
21.3 ± 34.2
Location of the corneal ulcer
Central (n, %)
18 (37.5%)
Midperipheral (n, %)
8 (16.7%)
Peripheral (n, %)
5 (10.4%)
Total corneal melting (n, %)
17 (35.4%)
Anterior chamber status
Tyndallization (n, %)
8 (16.7%)
Hypopyon (n, %)
10 (20.8%)
Loss of anterior chamber (n, %)
4 (8.3%)
Not visible or not described (n, %)
26 (54.2%)
Average number of attempted surgeries before enucleation or evisceration to manage corneal ulcer
