Clinical Study

Comparison of Mycotic Keratitis with Nonmycotic Keratitis: An Epidemiological Study

Table 5

Time between the onset of complaints and examination among mycotic and nonmycotic keratitis.

Mycotic keratitisNonmycotic keratitis
Number%Number%

Time
 <7 days 222 61.5 402 85
 7–14 days 58 16.1 71 15
 14–30 days 81 22.4 0 0

The difference between the two groups was statistically significant as regards the different periods of time ( = 25.63, = 0.3).