Clinical research on corneal perforation

• Main Authors: Cheng-Huan Dong, Yan Xue, Xiao-Qian Zheng, Yan Huang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2014-08-01
• Series: Guoji Yanke Zazhi
• Subjects: corneal perforation; clinical characteristic; retrospective analysis
• Online Access: http://www.ies.net.cn/cn_publish/2014/8/201408037.pdf

AIM: To study the clinical characteristics of corneal perforation(CP).<p>METHODS: A retrospective analysis in July 1995 to July 2010 the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University diagnosed CP 72 patients(72 eyes), clinical characteristics of all the patients were analyzed. <p>RESULTS: The incidence of corneal ulcer perforation rised year by year, the morbidity of male and female was 17:7, the onset age focused on 48 years old. Of 23 industrial workers(32%)with clear history of trauma, pathogeny identification results: top two: fungal infection and Acanthamoeba keratitis. A using history of glucocorticoid was found in 10 cases. <p>CONCLUSION: There are plenty of primary causes of CP such as traumas, fungal infection, Acanthamoeba keratitis, eroded keratitis, <i>etc.</i> CP happens in middle-aged males in Fujian province, most traumas are the causes, the main pathogenic bacteria is fungal infection.