Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the patients treated for PEDs with EGF ointment
From: Effect of epidermal growth factor ointment on persistent epithelial defects of the cornea
Patient No. | Primary diseases | Age, years | Sex | Visual acuity, LogMAR | VAS score | Esthesiometer score, mm | Area of epithelial defect, mm2 | Time of healing, weeks | Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | 2 month | Baseline | 2 month | Baseline | 2 month | Baseline | 2 month | ||||||
1 | Dry eye disease | 80 ~ 89 | F | 1.3 | 0.6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 8 | Healed |
2 | Herpetic keratitis | 70 ~ 79 | M | 1.3 | 1.2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | Healed |
3 | Herpetic keratitis | 70 ~ 79 | M | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Healed |
4 | Dry eye disease | 50 ~ 59 | F | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Healed |
5 | Herpetic keratitis | 70 ~ 79 | M | 1.3 | 1.2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 8 | Healed |
6 | Dry eye disease | 60 ~ 69 | F | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Healed |
7 | Herpetic keratitis | 60 ~ 69 | M | 1.3 | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Healed |
8 | Limbal stem cell deficiency | 80 ~ 89 | F | 1.3 | 1.2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Healed |
9 | Herpetic keratitis | 70 ~ 79 | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | – | AMT |
10 | Bacterial keratitis | 50 ~ 59 | M | 1.3 | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | Healed |
11 | Bacterial keratitis | 70 ~ 79 | M | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Healed |
12 | Bacterial keratitis | 70 ~ 79 | F | 1.3 | 0.1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | Partially healed |
13 | Diabetic neurotrophic keratitis | 60 ~ 69 | M | 1.7 | 1.3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | – | AMT |
14 | Limbal stem cell deficiency | 20 ~ 29 | M | 0.2 | 0.1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Healed |
15 | Filamentary keratitis | 40 ~ 49 | M | 1.7 | 1.3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | – | AMT |