Figure 1.

Changes in bacterial carriage rate in conjunctiva. The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of carriers. Gla, glaucoma eye drops; LDO, lacrimal duct obstruction; Ophth, visit history to ophthalmic facilities; Surgery, surgical history in other departments. (a) Gram-negative bacilli carriage rate varied depending on Steroid and LDO. (b) Corynebacterium carriage rate varied depending on sex, Gla and age. (c) MS-CNS carriage rate varied depending on Surgery and sex. (d) MR-CNS carriage rate varied depending on Ophth, Surgery and Steroid.