Table 2.
Characteristics of the Eyes with Regaining Transparent Grafts and with Persistent Cloudy Grafts
| Groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grafts with Recovered Clear Cornea | Grafts with Persistent Cloudiness and Edema | ||||
| Graft Number | Graft Number | ||||
| 18 | 177 | ||||
| Gender | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| 13 | 5 | 113 | 64 | ||
| Age (Average, Range) | 37 ± 15 (16 ~ 65) | 28 ± 19 (15 ~ 61) | 38 ± 19 (20 ~ 66) | 41 ± 11 (35 ~ 51) | |
| Primary Disease | Fungal Keratitis | 3 | 0 | 68 | 39 |
| Bacterial Keratitis | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | |
| Acanthamoeba keratitis | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| Herpes Simplex Keratitis | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |
| Chemical or Thermal Burn | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| Corneal Lacerative Trauma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phlyctenular Keratitis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keratoconus (Descemet Tearing in Performing DALK) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Size of Corneal Perforation (mm) | 1 to 3 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| 3 to 6 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 36 | |
| Over 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 23 | |
| Severity of Ocular Inflammation & intraocular fibrous membrane | Mild | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Moderate | 1 | 2 | 19 | 5 | |
| Severe | 0 | 0 | 94 | 59 | |
|
Size of graft (mm) |
7.0 to 7.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.5 to 7.75 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 8.25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8.5 to 8.75 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| 9.0 to 9.25 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 51 | |
| Larger than 9.5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | |