Table 3: Characteristics of alcohol delamination subjects and outcomes.
patient | sex | Age | eye | Pain score | Ethiology | BCVA preop | BCVA postop | outcomes |
1 | M | 45 | L | 4 | RCE secondary to trauma (with a previous anterior stromal puncture) | 1,2 | 1,2 | No continued success (needed a second alcohol delamination and a PTK) |
2 | F | 30 | R | 4 | RCE secondary to trauma | 1 | 1 | Continued success |
3 | F | 57 | R | 3 | RCE secondary to trauma | 0.7 | 1 | Continued success |
4 | F | 50 | R | 3 | RCE secondary to trauma | 1 | 1 | No continued success (required PDGF) |
5 | F | 28 | L | 2 | RCE secondary to trauma | 1 | 1 | Continued success |
6 | M | 31 | R | 3 | RCE secondary to trauma | 1 | 1 | No continued success (no enough follow up) |
7 | M | 32 | R | 4 | RCE secondary to membrane dystrophy | 1 | 1 | Continued success |
8 | F | 46 | R | 3 | RCE secondary to membrane dystrophy | 0.7 | 0.7 | Continued success |
9 | M | 27 | L | 3 | RCE Idiopathic/not specified | 1 | 1,2 | Continued success |
10 | F | 42 | L | 3 | Salzmann nodular degeneration | 1 | 1 | Continued success |
F: Female; M: Male; RCE: Recurrent Corneal Erosion; BCVA preop: Best Corrected Visual Acuity Preoperative; BCVA postop: Best Corrected Visual Acuity Postoperative; PTK: Phototherapeutic Keratectomy; PDGF: Platelet Derived Growth Factors Eye Drops.