Visual outcomes and prognostic factors in open-globe injuries

BMC Ophthalmology

Table 1 Final visual outcomes and prognostic factors

Final VA	LP	NLP	Total	P value
n	46	13	59
Age	56.7	62.3		0.21
Sex
Male	30	9	39	0.67
Female	16	4	20
Trauma eye
Right	23	4	27	0.22
Left	23	9	32
Type of injury
Penetrating	6	0	6	0.026
Rupture	28	13	41
Foreign body	12	0	12
Location
Zone I	21	4	25	0.34
Zone II	21	5	26	0.64
Zone III	4	4	8	0.04
Initial Visual Acuity
20/40 ≤	5	0	5	0.0001
20/400 < 20/40	3	0	3
CF < 20/400	5	0	5
HM	12	0	12
LP	20	5	25
NLP	1	8	9
Size of injury
≤ 5 mm	17	0	17	0.0078
5–10 mm	21	6	27
10–15 mm	8	6	14
15 < mm	0	1	1
Status of the lens
Aphakia	2	2	4	0.34
Phakia	31	7	38
Pseudophakia	13	4	17
Dislocation of the lens
Yes	5	6	11	0.00025
No	26	1	27
History of PKP
Yes	3	4	7	0.017
No	43	9	52
Retinal detachment
Yes	10	10	20	0.0001
No	36	1	37
Unknown	0	2	2
Vitreous Hemorrhage
Yes	27	10	37	0.0443
No	19	1	20
Unknown	0	2	2
Primary operation with PPV
Yes	26	3	29	0.033
No	20	10	30

All 13 (100%) eyes in the NLP group and 28 (60.8%) eyes in the LP group presented with a ruptured globe. Ruptured globe was a statistically significant poor prognostic factor (p = 0.026)
VA Visual acuity, LP Light perception, NLP No light perception, CF counting fingers, HM hand movement, PK Penetrating Keratoplasty, RD Retinal detachment, VH Vitreous hemorrhage, PPV Pars plana vitrectomy

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