General conditions and clinical characteristics | Group | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Young | Old | ||||
Total | 550 cases | 113 cases | 437 cases | ||
Age | Youngest 14 years | ||||
Oldest 79 years | |||||
Average age 48.4 years | |||||
Sex | M: 318, F: 232 | ||||
M: F=1:0.74 | |||||
Laterality of eye | RE: 218 cases | ||||
LE:167 cases | |||||
Both eyes:165 cases | 52 cases | 113 cases | |||
Location of the ulcer | Affected half of limbus: 332 eyes | ||||
Affected whole limbus: 150 eyes | |||||
Involved interpalpebral limbus: 501 eyes | |||||
Perforation | 13.3% (95/715 eyes) | 41 eyes | 54 eyes | ||
62 eyes in bilateral cases | |||||
33 eyes in unilateral cases | |||||
Location of perforation | Peripheral cornea: 32 eyes | ||||
Limbal cornea: 48 eyes | |||||
Central cornea: 15 eyes | |||||
Complication | AU: 42 eyes | ||||
Com cata: 14 eyes |
AU=anterior uveitis; Com cata=complicated cataract.