Abstract:Objective To analyze the short- and mid-term effects of amniotic membrane transplantation combined with cryosurgery (AMT) and lamellar keratoplasty (LKP) in the treatment of Mooren ulcer.Methods From December 2017 to December 2019, 88 patients with Mooren ulcer treated in Chenzhou first people's Hospital were selected as the research objects. They were randomly divided into group A (AMT) and group B(LKP), with 44 cases in each group. The clinical efficacy, postoperative visual acuity, postoperative recovery, pain, complications, and near- and mid-term prognosis were compared between the two groups.Results The total effective rate of the two groups was statistically significant(P < 0.05), the total effective rate of group B was higher than that of group A; The visual acuity of group A was compared with that of group B at 1 month, 6 months, and 12 months after operation. The analysis of variance of repeated measurement data was used. There were differences in visual acuity at different time points (P < 0.05), and there was difference in visual acuity between two groups (P < 0.05). The visual acuity of group A was higher than that of group B before operation, and the relative recovery effect was better. There was a difference in visual acuity between group A and group B (P < 0.05); The healing time of corneal epithelium in group A was (13.26 ± 2.47) d and that in group B was (10.05 ± 1.45) d. There was significant difference between the two groups by T value test (P < 0.05). The healing time of corneal epithelium in group B was shorter than that in group A; The time of amniotic membrane dissolution and abscission in group A was (8.78 ± 1.03) d; The corneal transparency grade and ulcer healing rate of the two groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05), the transparency grade of corneal graft in group B was lighter than that in group A, and the ulcer healing rate was higher than that in group A; The rate of corneal neovascularization had no statistically significant in the two groups with χ2 value test (P > 0.05); The VAS scores of group A and group B were compared at 3 days, 1 month, and 6 months after operation, with variance of repeated measurement data analysis. There were differences in VAS scores at different time points (P < 0.05) and differences in VAS scores between two groups (P < 0.05). The visual acuity of group A was lower than that of group B, and the pain relief effect was better. There was a difference in visual acuity between two groups (P < 0.05); The incidence of complications and the recurrence rate of primary disease at 1 and 3 years after operation were compared between the two groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The incidence of complications in group B was lower than that in group A, and the recurrence rate of primary disease at 1 and 3 years after operation was higher than that in group A.Conclusions LKP treatment for Mooren ulcer is more effective in improving curative effect, promoting ulcer healing, improving vision, relieving pain, and reducing complication rate, but recurrence rate is lower in the near and medium term for AMT.