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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2015 Nov 30;6(6):498. doi: 10.4172/2155-9570.1000498

Table 3.

Risks for complications and interventions: 2009-2014. Analysis of risk factors and causative organisms for (A) Corneal perforation and (B) Acute surgical intervention.

Odds Ratio Confidence Interval (95%)
N=318 Lower Upper
Risk Factors
Steroid Use 2.34 0.49 11.24
Trauma 1.84 0.73 4.66
Ocular Surface Disease 1.02 0.39 2.66
Contact Lens Wear 0.18 0.05 0.62
Causative Organism
Fungal 3.16 1.18 8.48
S. aureus 2.80 1.09 7.15
Gram (+) 2.43 1.06 5.59
Bacterial 1.91 0.89 4.11
P. aeruginosa 0.71 0.16 3.16
Keratoplasty Enucleation/Evisceration
Odds Ratio Confidence Interval (95%) Odds Ratio Confidence Interval (95%)
N = 318 Lower Upper Lower Upper
Risk Factors
Steroid Use 2.94 0.60 14.34 -- -- --
Ocular Surface Disease 1.87 0.71 4.92 1.79 0.51 6.29
Trauma 1.14 0.37 3.58 0.94 0.20 4.48
Contact Lens Wear 0.48 0.17 1.37 -- -- --
Causative Organism
Fungal 3.82 1.30 11.26 0.75 0.10 5.87
P. aeruginosa 1.88 0.51 6.88 0.59 0.07 4.61
S. aureus 1.42 0.39 5.14 3.53 1.14 10.86
Bacterial 1.20 0.50 2.85 4.54 1.27 16.22
Gram (+) 1.07 0.37 3.14 3.52 1.24 10.02