Research Article

Clinical Features and Surgical Outcomes of Posterior Segment Intraocular Foreign Bodies in Children in East China

Table 5

Predictors of final visual outcomes in subjects with posterior segment IOFBs.

VariableVA ≥ 20/200VA < 20/200 value (Fisher’s exact test)

Presence of vitritis
Endophthalmitis or panophthalmitis230.1667
None50

RRD
Presence030.0083
Absence70

Vitreous or IOFB culture
Positive111.000
Negative62

Location of IOFB
Vitreous321.000
Retina or ciliary body41

VA: visual acuity; RRD: rhegmatogenous retinal detachment; IOFB: intraocular foreign body.