Clinical Study
Risk Factors for Endophthalmitis and Retinal Detachment with Retained Intraocular Foreign Bodies
Table 1
IOFB characteristics and visual acuity by location.
| | No. of IOFBs (%) | No. of magnetic (%) | Mean size (mm) | Mean zone of entry | Initial VA | Last corrected VA |
| All locations | 108 | 56/67 (84) | 3.93 | 1.27 | 20/600 | 20/210 | Anterior segment | 29 (27%) | 10/16 (63) | 3.45 | 1.2 | 20/80 | 20/63 | Intralenticular | 12 (11%) | 6/7 (86) | 1.67 | 1.00 | 20/370 | 20/36 | Posterior segment | 57 (53%) | 30/34 (88) | 3.78 | 1.35 | 20/2200 | 20/740 | Traversing | 10 (9%) | 10/10 (100) | 14.5 | 2.00 | 20/520 | 20/350 |
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