From: Six-year epidemiological analysis of post traumatic endophthalmitis in a Brazilian hospital
Variable | No. of patients (%) |
---|---|
Eye | |
Right | 11 (36.66%) |
Left | 19 (63.33%) |
Sex | |
Male | 30 (100%) |
Female | 0 (0%) |
Age | |
18 or younger | 2 (6.7%) |
Older than 18 | 28 (93.3%) |
Mean | 42.26 years |
Composition of traumatic agent | |
Metal | 22 (73.3%) |
Wood | 3 (10%) |
Plastic | 1 (3.3%) |
Concrete | 1 (3.3%) |
Glass | 1 (3.3%) |
Non-identified | 2 (6.7%) |
Time from injury to material collect | |
Less than 1 day | 11 (36.7%) |
Between 2 and 7 days | 13 (43.3%) |
Between 7 and 14 days | 3 (10%) |
After 15 days | 3 (10%) |
BCVA of NLP | |
Initial | 1 (3.3%) |
After 1 year | 10 (33.3%) |