Table 1
Patient data – corneal tattooing
| Patient | Sex* | Age† | Diagnosis | Visual acuity | No of corneal tattooings, additional treatment | Complications | Follow up‡ | Staining effect§ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *M = male, F = female; †years; ‡months; §subjective estimation by the patient: ++ = no fading, + = little fading, but still subjectively satisfactory, +/− = pronounced fading; ¶patient did not want a corneal transplantation as improvement of visual acuity seemed very unlikely because of amblyopia; **localised fading only in the vascularised zone of the scar, while the remaining cornea exhibited an excellent staining effect throughout the entire follow up of 15 months. | ||||||||
| 1 | M | 13 | perforating injury in childhood | light perception | 1, additional removal of calcification using EDTA | accidental perforation of the scar | 50 | +/− |
| 2 | M | 34 | measles keratitis in early childhood | 0,16¶ | 2 | fragile scar tissue | (lost) | ? |
| 3 | F | 44 | perforating injury in childhood, mature cataract, divergent squint | light perception | 1 | none | 56 | + |
| 4 | F | 55 | post-inflammatory glaucoma, filtrating surgery in childhood | no light perception | 1 | none | 45 | ++ |
| 5 | F | 67 | diffuse corneal opacification following several vitreoretinal surgeries | light perception | 1 | none | 31 | ++ |
| 6 | M | 34 | perforating injury in childhood, divergent squint | no light perception | 1, simultaneous squint surgery | none | 28 | + |
| 7 | M | 49 | perforating injury in childhood, secondary glaucoma, squint surgery | light perception | 1 | none | 26 | + |
| 8 | M | 49 | corneal ulcer in childhood | light perception | 1 | none | 23 | ++ |
| 9 | M | 43 | perforating injury in childhood, multiple reconstructive surgeries due to retinal detachment and secondary glaucoma | no light perception | 1 | accidental perforation of the scar | 15 | +** |
| 10 | M | 26 | perforating injury in childhood | no light perception | 1, additional removal of calcification using EDTA | none | 3 | ++ |
| 11 | F | 34 | perforating injury in childhood, divergent squint | no light perception | 1 | none | 4 | + |
