Epidemiology and clinical analysis of serious corneal ulcer in 133 cases
10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2014.09.31
- VernacularTitle:严重角膜溃疡患者133例的流行病学及临床特点分析
- Author:
Ming-Fang, XIA
;
Ping-Bao, WANG
;
Hua, WANG
;
Xiao-Bo, XIA
;
Qian, TAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
corneal ulcer;
epidemiology;
retrospective review
- From:
International Eye Science
2014;(9):1663-1666
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
To investigate and analyze the epidemiology of serious corneal ulcer.
● METHODS: A total of 133 serious corneal ulcercases from June 2010 to December 2013 in Xiangya Hospital Affiliated to Central South University were retrospectively reviewed for risk factors, demographic characteristics and diagnosis.
●RESULTS: There were 91 male patients (68. 4%) in the 133 patients. A peak incidence age was from 41 to 60 years old (82 cases, 44. 4%). Most of patients were peasant (77 cases, 57. 9%) and the percentage of the low schooling patients was 85. 0% (113 cases). The number of patients who had been sick was 73 before hospitalization (54. 9%) in all cases. The peak incidence season was January (34. 6%). Average length of stay was 9. 84d. The number of emergency cases was 44 (33. 1%). Most of patient were not only corneal ulcer cases but the hypopyon (92 cases, 69. 2%). The figure of inpatients who received operations was 102 cases ( 76. 7%). And the most of operations was amniotic membrane transplantation (31 cases, 39. 2%). Additionally, this data was classified regard to gender differences.
● CONCLUSlON: The peasant of the middle age and elderly represents a distinct clinical group in the serious corneal ulcer in hospital. Severity, ocular trauma in agriculture and health awareness are the major predisposing factors.
