Table 1.
Outcomes of fornix reconstruction
| No. of eyes | Complete success n (%) | Partial success n (%) | Failure n (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 80 | 40 (50.0) | 25 (31.3) | 15 (18.8) | |
| Cause | |||||
| Thermal | 44 | 18 (40.9) | 13 (29.5) | 13 (29.5) | 0.020 |
| Chemical | 36 | 22 (61.1) | 12 (33.3) | 2 (5.6) | |
| Grade of symblepharon length | |||||
| Grade I/II | 20 | 17 (85.0) | 2 (10.0) | 1 (5.0) | 0.001 |
| Grade III | 33 | 17 (51.5) | 10 (30.3) | 6 (18.2) | |
| Grade IV | 27 | 6 (22.2) | 13 (48.1) | 8 (29.6) | |
| Grade of symblepharon width | |||||
| Grade a | 20 | 12 (60.0) | 1 (5.0) | 7 (35.0) | 0.019 |
| Grade b | 27 | 15 (55.6) | 9 (33.3) | 3 (11.1) | |
| Grade c | 33 | 13 (39.4) | 15 (45.5) | 5 (15.2) | |
| Preoperative inflammation | |||||
| ≤1+ | 54 | 34 (63.0) | 16 (29.6) | 4 (7.4) | <0.001 |
| ≥2+ | 26 | 6 (23.1) | 9 (34.6) | 11 (42.3) | |
| Loss of normalcorneal limbal morphology | |||||
| ≤3 quadrants | 23 | 12 (52.2) | 4 (17.4) | 7 (30.4) | 0.113 |
| 4 quadrants | 57 | 28 (49.1) | 21 (36.8) | 8 (19.0) | |
| Time for surgery | |||||
| ≤6 months | 19 | 7 (36.8) | 8 (42.1) | 4 (21.1) | 0.392 |
| >6 months | 61 | 33 (54.1) | 17 (27.9) | 11 (18.0) | |