Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with bleb-associated endophthalmitis
| Characteristic/patient | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | ||||||||||||||||
| Age, years | 60 | 54 | 58 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 84 | 73 | 68 | 76 | 69 | 52 | 81 | 55 |
| Sex | F | F | M | M | F | M | M | M | F | F | F | F | M | M | F | F |
| Follow-up time, months | 50 | 52 | 56 | 50 | 55 | 52 | 58 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 57 | 55 | 58 | 59 | 21 | 54 |
| Time to endophthalmitis, months | 48 | 45 | 55 | 23 | 52 | 9 | 53 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 52 | 58 | 58 |
| Blebitis prior to endophthalmitis | NRa | Yes | Yes | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Bleb revision surgery | Yes | NR | NR | Yes | Yes | NR | NR | NR | Yes | NR | Yes | NR | Yes | NR | NR | NR |
| Recorded treatments | ||||||||||||||||
| Intravitreal antibiotics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NR |
| Topical antibiotics | Yes | Yes | NR | Yes | NR | NR | NR | NR | Yes | Yes | NR | NR | Yes | NR | Yes | NR |
| System antibiotics | NR | NR | NR | Yes | NR | Yes | Yes | NR | NR | NR | Yes | NR | Yes | NR | NR | NR |
| Vitrectomy | NR | NR | Yes | NR | NR | NR | Yes | NR | NR | Yes | Yes | Yes | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Note:
a
The first five columns indicate patients with a confirmed diagnosis of endophthalmitis, while the remaining patients have presumed endophthalmitis.
Abbreviations: F, female; M, male; NR, none recorded.