AIM:To examine the efficacy and safety of cryotherapy in the management of Fusarium corneal ulcer. METHODS: Retrospective contract analysis of the clinical data of 41 patients ( 41 eyes ) who infected with Fusarium corneal ulcer. All of them underwent focal lesion keratectomy combined with amniotic membrane transplantation between January 2010 and May 2013. The cryotherapy treatment group of 22 cases (22 eyes), non-cryotherapy group of 19 cases ( 19 eyes ) . All the cases were followed up for 3 ~12mo. We analyzed the healing of corneal ulcer, corneal neovascularization, postoperative visual acuity, complications and ulcer recurrences. RESULTS: There were no significant difference for the two groups at the cure rate and the recovery rate, the corneal neovascularization and postoperative visual acuity (P>0. 05). The total effective rate and corneal healing time in cryotherapy group was significantly higher than that in non - cryotherapy group ( P 0.05)。两组术后视力均较术前有所提高且差异有统计学意义(P0.05),角膜病灶区遗留不同程度角膜瘢痕。冷冻组的角膜溃疡愈合时间比无冷冻组显著缩短(P<0.05)。冷冻组无并发症发生,无冷冻组1例发生继发性青光眼。结论：冷冻治疗镰孢菌属真菌性角膜溃疡是安全有效的辅助方法。
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