Pediatric Posttraumatic Endophthalmitis in China for Twenty Years
Table 3
Comparison of characteristics of posttraumatic endophthalmitis cases between 1994–2003 and 2004–2013.
1994–2003
2004–2013
Time from injury to presentation
Number of articles reporting
8 (260 cases)
6 (220 cases)
Mean time
13.4 days
6.4 days
<0.001
Causative agents
Number of articles
9 (234 cases)
7 (236 cases)
Disposable syringe needle
135 (57.7%)
52 (22%)
<0.001
Initial visual acuity
0.369
Number of articles reporting
9 (268 cases)
9 (169 cases)
NLP and LP
113 (42.2%)
62 (36.7%)
HM and CF
116 (43.3%)
75 (44.4%)
≥5/200
39 (14.5%)
32 (18.9%)
Final visual acuity
0.042
Number of articles reporting
11 (306 cases)
8 (218 cases)
≥20/200
98 (32.0%)
56 (25.7%)
≥5/200 and <20/200
58 (18.9%)
59 (27.0%)
<5/200
150 (49.0%)
93 (42.6%)
Phthisis bulbi
32 (10.4%)
17 (7.8%)
0.036
<0.001
Number of articles reporting
5 (142 cases)
5 (171 cases)
39 (27.5%)
0 (0%)
17 (12.0%)
65 (38.0%)
Vitrectomy
86 (60.5%)
106 (61.9%)
those articles in which all cases of endophthalmitis were treated with PPV. ☆Treated with intravenous and topical antibiotics alone. those treated with vitrectomy after initial treatment with intravitreal antibiotics. NLP: no light perception; LP: light perception; HM: hand movements; CF: counting fingers.
