Research Article

Intraocular Foreign Bodies: Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Factors Influencing Visual Outcome and Globe Survival in 373 Eyes

Table 1

Visual acuity in 373 eyes before and after removal of intraocular foreign bodies.

Visual acuity (logMAR)PVA
no. (%)
Postoperative BCVA
no. (%)
value

Good: 0.5 or better93 (24.9%)137 (36.7%)<0.001
Medium: 1.3 to 0.566 (17.7%)87 (23.3%)0.07
Poor: 1.3 or worse214 (57.4%)149 (40.0%)<0.001

PVA: presenting visual acuity; BCVA: best-corrected visual acuity.