Table 1.

Severe eye infections and predisposing factors

Isolate	LVP1	LVP2	LVP3	LVP4	LVP6	LVP8	LVP9	LVP7	AEH 1846	AEH 994	AEH 3449	AEH 3793
Diagnosis	Suture-induced infiltrate	Microbial keratitis	Microbial keratitis	Microbial keratitis	Microbial keratitis	Microbial keratitis	Microbial keratitis	Orbital abscess	Endophthalmitis	Endophthalmitis	Endophthalmitis	Buckle infection
Comorbidity	Corneal tear repair	Rheumatoid arthritis	Left facial palsy	Diabetes mellitus	Icthyosis vulgaris	Chemical injury with acid	Mooren’s ulcer Diabetes mellitus	Nodular growth with discharging sinus	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Predisposing factor	Open globe injury with glass	Corneal melt	Lagophthalmos	Exposure keratitis with anterior staphyloma	Ectopian of upper and lower eyelids	Amniotic mem graft twice after acid inj	Conjunctival resection	Nil	Cataract surgery	Cataract surgery	Cataract surgery	Retinal Detachment surgery

Abbreviations: AEH, Aravind Eye Hospital (Madurai, South India); LVP, LV Prasad Eye Institute (Bhubaneswar, Eastern India).