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Table 3 Outcomes and complications of patients who underwent SLET

From: Clinical outcomes of modified simple limbal epithelial transplantation for limbal stem cell deficiency in Chinese population: a retrospective case series

Case

Surgery

Follow (months)

Post-op VA

Complications

Ocular surface appearance

Clinical result

Symblepharon (grade)

Vascularization (grade)

Conjunctivalization (grade)

Corneal opacification (grade)

Others

1

Auto-SLET

14

HM

None

1

2

1

3

Corneal degeneration, pre-existing deep vascularization

S

 

PK+ECCE+IOL

3

20/400

None

0

0

0

0

None

S

2

Auto-SLET

6

20/63

None

0

1

1

1

None

S

3

Auto-SLET

20

20/50

Conjunctival cyst

0

2

1

1

None

S

4

Auto-SLET

3

20/40

None

1

2

0

1

Pre-existing deep vascularization

S

5

Allo-SLET

3

HM

None

2

1

0

3

None

S

6

Auto-SLET

5

20/63

None

0

1

1

1

Pre-existing deep vascularization

S

7

Auto-SLET

7

Fc/0.2m

Recurrent LSCD

2

1

1

3

None

F

8

Auto-SLET

3

20/40

None

0

1

1

0

None

S

9

Auto-SLET

2

20/40

Recurrent LSCD

0

1

1

1

Hyperemia of conjunctiva

F

10

Allo-ST+Auto-OMT+Auto-SLET

3

HM

Recurrent LSCD

1

3

3

3

None

F

11

Auto-SLET

2

20/400

None

0

1

0

0

None

S

12

Allo-SLET

8

20/1000

None

0

2

0

2

Pre-existing deep vascularization

S

13

PK+Auto-SLET

8

20/67

None

0

0

0

0

None

S

  1. Auto-SLET, autologous simple limbal epithelial transplantation; PK, penetrating keratoplasty; ECCE, extracapsular cataract extraction; IOL, intraocular lens; Allo-SLET, allogeneic simple limbal epithelial transplantation; Allo-ST, allogeneic scleral transplantation; Auto-OMT, autologous oral mucosa transplantation; Post-op, postoperative; VA, visual acuity; LSCD, limbal stem cell deficiency; HM, hand motion; Fc, figure count; F, failure; S, success