The effect of cross linking on infectious corneal ulcer
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Infectious corneal ulcers.Keratitis,Corneal ulcer
- Registration Number
- IRCT201105074166N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice-chancellor for research, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with infectious corneal ulcer ;with a size of more than 3 mm;with hypopyon ;hospitalized in Nikookari eye hospital ;who have received the maximal conventional treatment including fortified topical and subconjunctival antibiotics without appropriate response.
Exclusion criteria:Patients with a history of crosslinking;significant corneal thinning and descematocele formation; cases of recurrent infection;herpetic ulcers
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Epithelial defect. Timepoint: Before intervention, daily until full healing,2 months postintervention. Method of measurement: Evaluation with slit lamp with flouroscien, measurement in millimetres.;Infiltration. Timepoint: Before intervention, daily until full healing,2 months postintervention. Method of measurement: Evaluation with slit lamp , measurement in millimetres.;Hypopyon. Timepoint: Before intervention, daily until full healing,2 months postintervention. Method of measurement: Evaluation with slit lamp , measurement in millimetres.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method