Table 2.
Characteristics of patients and infection of successful vs. failed RB-PDAT
| Characteristics of patients and
infection of successful vs. failed RB-PDAT | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Successful RB-PDAT | Failed RB-PDAT | p- value |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 44.9 ± 20.3 | 46.6 ± 14.9 | 0.85 |
| Male-to-female | 4:9 | 2:3 | - |
| Average size of epithelial defect | 26.4 ± 27.8 | 33.6 ± 28.3 | 0.64 |
| Average area of stromal infiltration | 27.2 ± 27.7 | 32.8 ± 31 | 0.74 |
| Mean initial BCVA (logMAR) | 2.48 ± 0.5 | 2.73 ± 0.05 | 0.11 |
| Etiologic organisms | |||
| Acanthamoeba spp: 8 | Acanthamoeba spp: 3 | ||
| Fusarium spp: 2 | Fusarium spp: 2 | ||
| Curvularia spp: 1 | |||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa: 2 | |||