Table 2. Treatment.
Type | No. (%) | Duration in days, median (range) |
---|---|---|
Amoebicidal agents | ||
Chlorhexidine 0.02% | 219 (97.8) | 175 (14–881) |
As monotherapy | 32 | |
Unknown | 2 | 13 |
Brolene® 1% | 183 (81.7) | 88.5 (5–881) |
As monotherapy | 1 | |
Unknown | 3 | 10 |
PHMB 0.02% | 6 (2.7) | 104 (32–263) |
As monotherapy | 2 | |
Unknown | 3 | 0 |
Additional medical therapy | ||
Antibiotics | 156 (69.6) | 63.5 (1–819) |
Unknown | 3 | 31 |
Antifungals | 126 (56.3) | 43.5 (1–572) |
Unknown | 1 | 19 |
Corticosteroids (after diagnosis) | 91 (40.6) | 217 (5–1780) |
Unknown | 3 | 25 |
Duration between diagnosis and start | 36 (0–708) | |
Unknown | 6 | |
Maximal pain management | data unavailable | |
None | 90 (40.2) | |
Paracetamol | 23 (10.3) | |
NSAIDs | 41 (18.3) | |
Opioids | 51 (22.8) | |
Unknown | 19 (8.5) | |
Surgical therapy | not applicable | |
Acute intervention | ||
Keratoplasty | 49 (21.9) | |
Enucleation | 1 (0.4) | |
Unknown | 2 (0.9) | |
Secondary intervention | ||
Keratoplasty | 32 (14.3) | |
Evisceration | 2 (0.9) | |
Unknown | 1 (0.4) | |
Cataract surgery | 32 (14.3) | |
Not applicable | 5 (2.2) | |
Unknown | 26 (11.6) |