Table 2.
Results of cultivated limbal transplants including visual outcomes, clinical and histopathologic outcomes, epithelialization, complications, and duration of follow-up
| Patient | Preop VA (LogMAR) | Postop VA (LogMAR) | Postop other surgery VA (LogMAR) | Other surgery | PK survival (months) | Clinical outcome | Histopathologic outcome | Epithelialization (days) | Late complication | F/U (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HM (3.0) | HM (3.0) | – | – | – | Failure | Failure | 20 | Infectious keratitis | 47 |
| 2 | 20/630 (1.5) | 20/200 (1.0) | 20/80 (0.6) | PK | 31 | Success | Failure | 1 | – | 47 |
| 3 | 20/630 (1.5) | 20/320 (1.2) | – | – | – | Success | Success | 1 | – | 46 |
| 4 | HM (3.0) | HM (3.0) | – | Tarsorrhaphy | – | Failure | Failure | 1 | Symblepharon | 43 |
| 5 | HM (3.0) | 20/400 (1.3) | Fc 2′ (2.0) | PK and ECCE Lid correction |
22 | Failure | Failure | 1 | PED, infectious keratitis | 40 |
| 6 | HM (3.0) | Fc 2′ (2.0) | 20/63 (0.5) | PK | 18 | Success | Success | 7 | – | 35 |
| 7 | Fc ½′ (2.6) | 20/200 (1.0) | 20/50 (0.4) | Phacoemulsification | – | Success | Success | 30 | – | 34 |
| 8 | 20/40 (0.3) | 20/40 (0.3) | – | – | – | Success | Success | 1 | – | 29 |
| 9 | HM (3.0) | HM (3.0) | HM (3.0) | PK Lid correction |
Failure | Failure | Failure | – | PED, infectious keratitis | 28 |
| 10 | HM (3.0) | 20/125 (0.8) | – | – | – | Success | Failure | 6 | – | 27 |
| 11 | HM (3.0) | HM (3.0) | 20/40 (0.3) | PK Phacoemulsification |
19 | Success | Success | 1 | – | 23 |
| 12 | HM (3.0) | Fc 1′ (2.3) | Fc 1′ (2.3) | PK Lid correction |
12 | Failure | Failure | 77 | PED | 22 |
| 13 | 20/800 (1.6) | 20/40 (0.3) | – | – | – | Success | Success | 1 | – | 19 |
| 14 | 20/400 (1.3) | 20/200 (1.0) | – | – | – | Success | Success | 22 | – | 18 |
| 15 | 20/50 (0.4) | 20/25 (0.1) | – | – | – | Success | Success | 7 | – | 15 |
| 16 | Fc ½′ (2.6) | 20/200 (1.0) | – | – | – | Success | Success | 14 | – | 14 |
| 17 | Fc ½′ (2.6) | 20/125 (0.8) | – | – | – | Success | Success | 10 | – | 13 |
| 18 | 20/200 (1.0) | 20/40 (0.3) | – | – | – | Success | Success | 7 | – | 11 |
| 19 | 20/40 (0.3) | 20/40 (0.3) | – | – | – | Success | Success | 1 | – | 6 |
Abbreviations: ECCE, extracapsular cataract extraction; Fc, finger count; F/U, follow up; HM, hand motions; PED, persistent epithelial defect; PK, penetrating keratoplasty; VA, visual acuity; logMAR, logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution.