Preoperative clinical characteristics and postoperative outcomes of patients with unilateral and total limbal stem cell deficiency following ocular surface burns who underwent simple limbal epithelial transplantation (SLET)
Case | Age | Sex | Eye | Aetiology of LSCD | Duration (months) | Prior ocular surgery | Baseline BCVA | Symble-pharon | PED | Conjunti-valisation | Follow-up duration (months) | Final outcome | Final BCVA |
1 | 21 | M | OS | Blast | 7 | AMG | CF at 1 m | Yes | No | Yes | 11 | Success | 20/30 |
2 | 20 | M | OS | Alkali | 48 | AMG | HM | Yes | No | Yes | 9 | Success | 20/200 |
3 | 20 | M | OD | Alkali | 6 | AMG | CF at 1 m | No | No | Yes | 12 | Success | 20/20 |
4 | 17 | M | OS | Alkali | 4 | AMG | CF at 1 m | No | No | Yes | 8 | Success | 20/40 |
5 | 35 | F | OS | Alkali | 11 | AMG | CF at 1 m | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7.5 | Success | 20/100 |
6 | 22 | M | OD | Acid | 6 | AMG | PL | No | No | Yes | 7.5 | Success | 20/30 |
AMG, amniotic membrane grafting; BCVA, best corrected visual acuity; CF, counting fingers; F, female; HM, hand motions; LSCD, limbal stem cell deficiency; M, male; OD, right eye; OS, left eye; PED, persistent epithelial defect; PL, perception of light.