Clinical Study

Comparison of Mycotic Keratitis with Nonmycotic Keratitis: An Epidemiological Study

Table 7

Risk factors among mycotic and nonmycotic keratitis cases.

Mycotic keratitisNonmycotic keratitis
Number%Number%

Risk factors
 Organic trauma  138 38.2 213 45
 Nonorganic trauma  73 20.2 142 30
 Ocular surgery 118  32.7 0 0
 Systemic disease 8  2.2 49 10.4
 Prolonged local antibiotic 22  6.1 0 0
 More than one factor 17  6 61 12.9
 No obvious cause 2 0.6 69 14.6

Total 361 100 473 100