Table 3.

Clinical presentation and associated visual acuity

Clinical presentation	Distribution: Number (%)	VA<20/60 at presentation (%) (n = 469)	VA<20/400 at presentation (%)	VA<20/60 at follow up (%) (n = 392)	VA<20/400 at follow up (%)
Corneal ulcer†	264 (50.3)	32.1**	13.3**	12.5	5.8
Foreign body†	177 (33.7)	5.6***	1.9***	0.8***	0***
Subconjunctival haemorrhage	70 (13.3)	10.2**	3.4	3.9	0
Traumatic uveitis	68 (13.0)	75.8***	41.9***	45.3***	26.4***
“Other” iris damage†	47 (9.0)	78.8***	38.1***	27.8***	22.2***
Cataract†	28 (5.3)	78.6***	35.7***	63.2***	26.3***
Conjunctival tear	12 (2.3)	10	10	0	0
Corneal rupture†	7 (1.3)	80.0**	40.0***	40.0**	20.0**
Iridodialysis†	7 (1.3)	100***	66.7***	66.7**	50.0***
Dislocated lens†	7 (1.3)	85.7***	57.1***	57.1***	57.1***
Scleral rupture†	6 (1.1)	100***	25	33.3	33.3
Iris prolapse†	6 (1.1)	100***	66.7***	40.0	40.0*
Hyphaema†	4 (0.8)	100**	50*	0	0
Corneal blood staining†	2 (0.4)	100	50	100*	0
Macula/retinal damage†	2 (0.4)	0	0	0	0

†Variable categorised as “severe.”

*p⩽0.05; **p⩽0.01; ***p⩽0.001.