Clinical research on corneal perforation

Autor: Cheng-Huan Dong, Yan Xue, Xiao-Qian Zheng, Yan Huang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Guoji Yanke Zazhi, Vol 14, Iss 8, Pp 1502-1503 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1672-5123
DOI: 10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2014.08.37
Popis: AIM: To study the clinical characteristics of corneal perforation(CP).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. 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. CONCLUSION: There are plenty of primary causes of CP such as traumas, fungal infection, Acanthamoeba keratitis, eroded keratitis, etc. CP happens in middle-aged males in Fujian province, most traumas are the causes, the main pathogenic bacteria is fungal infection.
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