Outcomes of therapeutic PKP in severe fungal corneal ulcer in Siriraj Hospital

Recruiting

• Conditions: This research aims to study the long term outcomes of therapeutic PKP done in severe fungal corneal ulcer performed in Siriraj hospital.; PKP, corneal ulcer, fungal ulcer

• Registration Number: TCTR20210514001
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-05-14
• Study Completion: 2021-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 66

Inclusion Criteria

Patients diagnosed with severe fungal corneal ulcer who underwent therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty in Siriraj hospital with definite identified fungal pathogens (smear, culture, patho, PCR, biopsy or confo scan)

Exclusion Criteria

Cases diagnosed with fungal corneal ulcer but no definite fungal pathogen identified.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
recurrence of the fungal ulcer post-PKP history

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
anatomical globe integrity, without enucleation, evisceration or phthisis bulbi post-PKP history,VA in the patients more than PL post-PKP history