Case Control Analyses of Acute Endophthalmitis after Cataract Surgery in South India Associated with Technique, Patient Care, and Socioeconomic Status

Table 1

The final visual acuity by causative organism.

Microorganism	𝑛 (%)	Final visual acuity
		20/40	20/50–20/100	<20/200	LP	No. of LP
S. epidermidis	16 (43.2)	5	9	1	—	1
P. aeruginosa	5 (13.5)	—	—	1	3	1
GPC (other)*	8 (21.6)	1	3	2	1	1
GNB (other)	4 (10.8)	1	1	1	—	1
P. acnes	2 (5.5)	—	—	2	—	—
GPB (other)	1 (2.7)	1	—	—	—	—
Fungus	1 (2.7)	—	—	1	—	—
Culture positive	36 (58.1%)	8	13	8	4	4
Culture negative	26 (41.9%)	3	10	10	2	1

𝑛=37 yields in 36 vitreous samples.
GPC: Gram-positive cocci other than S. epidermidis.
GNB: Gram-negative bacilli other than P. aeruginosa.
GPB: Gram-positive bacilli other than P. acnes.
*Two GPC, α hemolytic Streptococcus and S. pneumonia, grew from one sample.