Table 3 Literature review on surgical excision of shield ulcers
Author(s) | Year | Number of patients | Age in years | Medicine used after surgery | Follow-up | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cameron [15] | 1995 | 23 | Mean 12.7 | Topical cell stabilizers | Variable | Effective in 20 of 23 patients |
Solomon et al. [12] | 2004 | 3 | 4, 7.5, 9 | Topical steroid | 8 to 15 months | Effective in all patients |
Ozbek et al. [8] | 2006 | 1 | 12 | Cyclosporine 0.05% | 10 months | Effective |
Fukuda et al. [13] | 2010 | 1 | 27 | Fluorometholone and sodium cromoglicate eye drops | 2 months | Effective |
Caputo et al. [14] | 2012 | 4 | Children (age not available) | Cyclosporine and topical lubricating eye drops | 12 months | Effective in all patients |
Reddy et al. [5] | 2013 | 21 | Mean 12 | Sodium cromoglycate 2% or 4%, prednisolone acetate 1% or fluorometholone 0.25% and lubricating eye drops | 18 months | Effective in 20 of 21 patients |
Mushtaq et al. [9] | 2016 | 1 | 25 | Topical steroid, mast cell stabilizers, and lubricating eye drops | 2 months | Effective |
Das [16] | 2017 | 1 | 11 | Olopatadine and lubricating eye drops | 3 months | Effective |