Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors of Recurrent Mooren's Ulcer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the clinical characteristics of Mooren's ulcer in East China and to identify the potential risk factors that affect the recurrence of Mooren's ulcer.

Methods

We reviewed the medical records of 95 patients (100 eyes) diagnosed with Mooren's ulcer from May 2005 to December 2014. The patients were classified into recurrent and nonrecurrent groups and followed up for 18 months. The difference between two groups was estimated. The patients in the recurrent group were subdivided according to the history of corneal infection and corneal perforation, respectively. The recurrent time in the subgroups was analyzed.

Results

Patients in the recurrent group were more likely to have a history of corneal infection and corneal perforation than that in the nonre

SUBMITTER: Yang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5504946 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature