Table 1.
Demographic and operative details prior to presentation of different clusters
| Cluster number (month, year) | Number of patients | Mean age in years (range) | Sex | Systemic status (Comorbidities) | Type of cataract surgery n (%) | Interval between cataract surgery and onset of symptoms (days) | Interval between onset of symptoms and presentation (days) | Previous intervention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (December, 2006) | 4 | 60.25 (45-76) |
Male: 1 Female: 3 |
HTN-1 | ECCE + PCIOL - 4 (100%) | 1 | 3 | None |
| 2 (September, 2011) | 2 | 61.5 (55-68) |
Male: 1 Female: 1 |
None | Phaco + PCIOL - 2 (100%) | 1 | 1 | None |
| 3 (October, 2011) | 4 | 59.5 (50-70) |
Male: 2 Female: 2 |
None | ECCE + PCIOL - 4 (100%) | 1 | 7 | None |
| 4 (March, 2012) | 9 | 58.4 (30-75) |
Male: 3 Female: 6 |
DM-4 HTN-1 | SICS + PCIOL - 9 (100%) | 1 | 7 patients presented of day 3 2 patient presented on day 4 | IOAB: 5 |
| 5 (December, 2012) | 13 | 61.5 50-75) |
Male: 6 Female: 7 |
None | ECCE + PCIOL -12 (92.3%) Phaco + PCIOL - 1 (7.7%) | 1 | 5 | None |
| 6 (March, 2018) | 30 | 64.9 (50-75) |
Male: 12 Female: 18 |
DM-1 HTN-2 | SICS + PCIOL - 30 (100%) | 1 | 5 | IOAB: 17 PPV + IOAB: 7 |
DM: Diabetes mellitus; HTN: Hypertension; ECCE: Extracapsular cataract extraction; Phaco: Phacoemulsification; SICS: Small incision cataract surgery; PCIOL: Posterior chamber intraocular lens; IOAB: Intraocular antibiotics; PPV: Pars plana vitrectomy