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Table 1 Epidemiological and trauma parameters

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%)