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Microsurgical treatment of Mooren's ulcer
1Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Objective:
To evaluate effect of microsurgery of lamellar keratoplasty (LKP) on Mooren's corneal ulcer.
Methods:
The effect, postoperative astigmatism, postoperative vision, ulcer recurrence of postoperation, and surgical complications of two groups of consecutive Mooren's ulcer inpatients treated respectively by non-microsurgery of LKP and microsurgery of LKP were analyzed.
Results:
There were significant differences of the effect, postoperative astigmatism, postoperative vision, ulcer recurrence of postoperation, and surgical complications between the two groups. The effect and postoperative vision of the microsurgery-treated group were better than those of the non-microsurgery-treated group. The postoperative astigmatism, ulcer recurrence of postoperation, and surgical complications of the microsurgery-treated group were less than those of the nonmicrosurgery-treated group.
Conclusion:
Microsurgery of LKP of Mooren's corneal ulcer can greatly improve the ulcer healing and postoperative vision, and reduce the surgical complication and the ulcer recurrence of postoperation.