Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics
| Case | Age | Sex | Eye | Ulcer Etiology | Previous Surgery | Prior Management | Comorbidities | Additional Treatment | PKS Placement (Days) | Epithelial Healing (Days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 | F | L | Acoustic neuroma removal | Antibiotics, Steroid, BCL | NK | 8 (x3) | 24 | ||
| 2 | 58 | F | L | Lagophthalmos | Antibiotics, Ointment | NK, Bell’s Palsy | 7, 5 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 56 | M | R | Chemical Burn | Tears, Antibiotics, Steroid, Mydriatic | 15 | 15 | |||
| 4 | 70 | M | R | Dry Eye | Tears, Antibiotics, Steroid, Ointment | MGD | 3, 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 47 | F | L | Autoimmune | PRK | Tears, Antibiotics, Ointment, NSAIDs | Thyroid disease | 3 | 4 | |
| 6 | 86 | M | L | DM | Cataract | Tears, Antibiotics, Ointment, NSAIDs | NK, Advanced DM | Tarsorrhaphya | 14 | 14 |
| 7 | 67 | F | L | DM | Cataract, PI | Tears, Antibiotics, Ointment | NK, Severe advanced glaucoma | Tarsorrhaphy | 10, 7 | 43 |
| 8 | 75 | F | L | Autoimmune, HZV | Tears, Antibiotics, Ointments | Autoimmune disease (Unspecified) | BCL | 8, 5, 3 | 29 | |
| 9 | 68 | M | L | HSV | Tears, Antiviral, Steroid, Ointment, NSAIDs | NK, severe advanced glaucoma, MGD | 4 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 68 | M | R | Lagophthalmos | Cataract, Tarsorrhaphy | Antibiotics, Ointment, Tears | NK, MGD | BCL | 7 | 20 |
| 11 | 80 | M | L | HZV | Cataract | Tears, Steroid, Ointment, Antiviral, Antibiotics | NK, Ptosis | 7 | 7 | |
| 12 | 82 | F | L | Lagophthalmos | Cataract | Tears, Ointment | NK, DED, Bell’s Palsy | 6 | 6 | |
| 13 | 66 | M | R | HSV | Antibiotics, Antiviral, Ointment, Steroid, Tears | NK, Leukemia, MGD | BCL | 6 | 24 |
Note: aTarsorrhaphy was performed at month 3 following ulcer recurrence.
Abbreviations: BCL, bandage contact lens; DED, dry eye disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; F, female; HSV, herpes simplex virus; HZV, herpes zoster virus; L, left; M, male; MGD, meibomian gland dysfunction; NK, neurotrophic keratitis; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; PI, peripheral iridotomy; PKS, PROKERA Slim; PRK, photorefractive keratectomy; R, right.