Patterns of Corneal Disorders in Corneal Button Specimens: Descriptive Study in a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Bahrain

Introduction: Corneal injuries and disorders are among the commonest clinical scenarios that encountered in ophthalmology practice. Penetrating Keratoplasty (PKP) surgeries count for most frequent efficient surgical management of diseased corneas. The latter usually sent as button specimens histopathology examination further describing pattern corneal disorders. Aims Objectives: aims this study to discuss rate SMC 6 years interval (2016-2022) along with determine common histopathological microbiological diagnosis from spectrum age sex distribution Bahrain alongside correlation comorbidities pathological diagnosis. Patients Methods: It is a retrospective analysis one-hundred one reports at Salmaniya medical complex during last (1-1-2016 till 31-3-2022). Medical records, notes patients were retrieved ISEHA system. Statistical was done using Microsoft Excel 2019. Results: scarring (44%) diagnosis, followed by Keratoconus (KC) (15%), acute keratitis (14%), degeneration (9%), chronic fibrosis (5%), decompensated cornea failed graft pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (3%) herpetic (3%). There Bahraini nationality (98%) male preponderance (66%). group affected 70–79 median 51.5 year. Conclusion: Our shows importance determining histological diagnoses age, gender, complications systemic comorbidities. Knowing exact pathology would assist providing proper post-operative avoid possible elements could promote complications.