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. 2021 Oct 28;24:101224. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2021.101224

Table 3.

Best-corrected visual acuities, length of follow-up following initial corneal perforation, and number of corneal transplants performed in affected eye.

Case Number BCVA at first presentation to ophthalmology BCVA at first corneal perforation BCVA at last follow-up visit Length of follow-up period after first perforation (months) Number of corneal transplants in affected eye during follow-up interval Size of corneal transplant graft (initial transplant after perforation)
1 20/20 Unknown 20/60 140 2 Unknown size of PKP
2 20/60 Hand motion Bare light perception 66 0 N/A
3 20/20 20/300 N/A (evisceration) 48 0 N/A
4 20/20 Hand motion Light perception 15 0 N/A
5 20/70 Count fingers at 4 feet 20/90 29 1 8.25 mm
6 20/35 Unknown No light perception 31 2 8.25 mm
7 20/300 Unknown 20/400 31 3 8.25 mm
8 20/300 20/150 Hand motion 2 0 N/A
9 20/20 Light perception Hand motion 20 3 9.50 mm
10 20/40 Unknown 20/70 41 1 4.00 mm
11 20/25 Unknown 20/70 4 1 2.00 mm
12 20/20 20/400 20/50 3 0 N/A
13 20/50 Hand motion Light perception 45 3 9.00 mm
14 20/20 20/200 20/300 2 0 N/A

Abbreviations: Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), penetrating keratoplasty (PKP). All parameters refer to the eye with corneal perforation.