Clinical observation of autologous conjunctival flap covering for the treatment of fungal corneal ulcer

Abstract

Objective To evaluate clinical efficacy of conjunctival flap covering for the treatment of fungal corneal ulcer. Methods 126 patients （126 eyes） diagnosed as fungal corneal ulcer accepted con- junctival flap covering surgery and were followed-up for 6 months after the operation. The vision, recurrence and conjunctival flap transformation were statistically analysed. Results 118 cases（ll8 eyes） were cured （93.65%）. Recurrence of 8 cases （8 eyes, 6.35% ） were observed. 108 eyes （85.71%） obtained better visual acuities. 102 cases （ 102 eyes, 80.95% ） had corneal nebula formation with conjunctival flap vascular atrophy. Conclusion Autologous conjunetival flap covering is an effect method for the treatment of fungal corneal ulcer. Key words: Covering, conjunctival flap, autologous ; Ulcer, corneal, fungal; Nebula, corneal