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. 2013 Sep 20;3:60. doi: 10.1186/1869-5760-3-60

Table 5.

Treatment outcomes of endogenous fungal endophthalmitis

Treatment outcome Yeast Mold p value
Visual Acuity (VA)
n = 39 (51 eyes)
n = 14 (16 eyes)
 
 Presenting mean
1.15 (± 0.78)
1.80 (± 0.80)
0.008
 logMAR VA (+/− SD)
 Final mean logMAR
1.05 (± 1.01)
1.97 (± 1.18)
0.005
 VA (± SD)
 Change mean
0.11 (± 0.98)
−0.17 (± 1.24)
0.384
 logMAR VA (± SD)
Multiple IVF injections
17/51 (33.3%)
8/16 (50.0%)
0.229
Retinal detachment
15/49 (30.6%)
2/16 (12.5%)
0.201
Cataract
11/49 (22.4%)
1/16 (6.25%)
0.147
Enucleation 0/51 (0.0%) 4/16 (25.0%) < 0.001

SD, standard deviation; IVF, intravitreal antifungal; Student’s t test used for statistical analysis of presenting, final, and change in VA; Pearson chi-square test used for statistical analysis of retinal detachment, cataract formation, and enucleation rate.