post-burn corneal defect with ulceration. Corneal ulcer
Conditions
Interventions
excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy.
excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy
Sponsors
The Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria - presence of post-burn corneal epithelial defect with ulceration, non-decreased size of post-burn corneal defect during 10 days of conventional treatment Exclusion criteria - corneal defect of other than burn etiology, post-burn corneal defect with edge(edges) connected with the limbus and adjacent area of necrosis of perilimbal conjunctiva, deep post-burn corneal ulceration
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Speed of corneal epithelialization. Timepoint: 6 months. Method of measurement: Number of days after operation which was necessary to get corneal epithelialization. Corneal epithelialization it is absence of corneal staining after fluorescein test.;Corneal epithelialization rate. Timepoint: 6 months. Method of measurement: Ratio of number of successful corneal epithelializations to number of operations. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual acuity. Timepoint: 6 months. Method of measurement: Golovin-Sivtsev chart for measurement of visual acuity.;Recurrence rate. Timepoint: 6 months. Method of measurement: Ratio of number of corneal defect recurrences to number of successful corneal epithelializations. | — |
Countries
Ukraine
Contacts
Public ContactMr Oleksiy Buznyk
The Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy
Outcome results
None listed