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Surgical indication for keratoplasty vs. etiology of wound dehiscence
| Surgical indication | Trauma | Ulceration | Idiopathic | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External | Iatrogenic | Microbial keratitis | Non-microbial keratitis | Acute | Chronic | ||
| Microbial keratitis | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| Viral keratitis | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Corneal ectasia | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| Failed keratoplasty | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Corneal edema | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Corneal stromal dystrophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Scar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Other | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 33 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 97 |
