Incidence and Risk Factors of Intraocular Foreign Body-Related Endophthalmitis in Southern China

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Material of IOFB</td><td class="align_center">Total</td><td class="align_center">Endophthalmitis</td><td class="align_center">Prevalence (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Metal</td><td class="align_center">1335</td><td class="align_center">218</td><td class="align_center">16.3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Glass/plastic</td><td class="align_center">76</td><td class="align_center">4</td><td class="align_center">5.3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Eyelash</td><td class="align_center">60</td><td class="align_center">11</td><td class="align_center">18.3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Plant</td><td class="align_center">26</td><td class="align_center">7</td><td class="align_center">26.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Other</td><td class="align_center">182</td><td class="align_center">31</td><td class="align_center">17.0</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>The prevalence of endophthalmitis in different IOFB material group.</div>

Journal of Ophthalmology

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Table 2: Incidence and Risk Factors of Intraocular Foreign Body-Related Endophthalmitis in Southern China 