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. 2020 Jun 25;68(7):1424–1431. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1612_19

Table 2.

Clinical features, surgical treatment, and outcome in various clusters

Cluster number Corneal infiltrates Cataract wound status Fundus view (Grade) B-scan (choroidal thickness/T sign) Intervention Visual acuity Outcome


Initial Final Favorable Unfavorable#
1 (n=4) 2 (50%) Gaping: 0
Infiltration: 2 (50%)
Grade 4-4 (100%) 0 IOAB - 0
PPV + IOAB - 3 (75%)
PPV + IOAB followed by
Evisceration - 1 (25%)
NO PL 0
PL+ 3
HMCF 1
CF - <20/200 0
≥20/200 0
NO PL 1
PL+ 2
HM - CF 0
CF - < 20/200 0
≥20/200 1
1 I 2
II 0
III 1
2 (n=2) 0 Gaping: 0 I
nfiltration: 0
Grade 4-2 (100%) 0 IOAB - 0
PPV + IOAB - 2 (100%)
Evisceration - 0
NO PL 0
PL+ 1
HMCF 1
CF - < 20/200 0
≥20/200 0
NO PL 1
PL+ 0
HM - CF 0
CF - < 20/200 0
≥20/200 1
1 I 0
II 1
III 0
3 (n=4) 1 (25%) Gaping: 0
Infiltration: 0
Grade 4-4 (100%) 0 IOAB - 0
PPV + IOAB - 3 (75%)
Evisceration - 1 (25%)
NO PL 1
PL+ 1
HMCF 2
CF - < 20/200 0
≥20/200 0
NO PL 1
PL+ 1
HM - CF 1
CF - < 20/200 0
≥20/200 1
1 I 2
II 0
III 1
4 (n=9) 4 (44.4%) Gaping: 8 (88.9%)
Infiltration: 0
Grade 4-9 (100%) CT - 7 (77.8%)
T sign- 1 (11.1%)
IOAB – 0
PPV + IOAB - 9 (100%)
Evisceration - 0
NO PL 0
PL+ 8
HMCF 0
CF - < 20/200 1
≥20/200 0
NO PL 3
PL+ 2
HM - CF 1
CF - < 20/200 0
≥20/200 3
3 I 3
II 3
III 0
5 (n=13) 13 (100%) Gaping: 2 (15.3%)
Infiltration: 0 IOL partially extruded: 2 (15.3%)
Grade 4-13 (100%) CT - 13 (100%)
T sign - 12 (92.3%)
IOAB – 0
PPV + IOAB - 1 (7.6%)
Evisceration 10 (76.9%)
PPV + IOAB followed by
Evisceration - 2 (15.4%)
No intervention - 1 (7.6%)
NO PL 8
PL+ 4 HMCF 1
CF - < 20/200 0
≥20/200 0
NO PL 12
PL+ 0
HM - CF 1
CF - < 20/200 0
≥20/200 0
0 I 1
II 0
III 12
6 (n=30) 20 (66.6%) Gaping: 10 (33.3%)
Infiltration: 2 (6.6%) IOL partially extruded: 1 (3.3%)
Grade 2-2 (6.6%)
Grade 4-28 (93.3%)
CT - 26 (86.6%)
T sign- 9 (30%)
IOAB - 8 (26.6%)
PPV + IOAB - 8 (26.6%)
Evisceration - 9 (30%)
No intervention - 5 (16.6%)
NO PL 8
PL+ 18
HMCF 2
CF - < 20/200 1
≥20/200 1
NO PL 17
PL+ 9
HM - CF 1
CF - < 20/200 0
≥20/200 3
3 I 3
II 15
III 9

CT: Choroidal thickness; IOAB: Intraocular antibiotics; PPV: Pars plana vitrectomy; PL: Perception of light; HM: Hand movements close to face; CF: Counting fingers close to face. #Unfavorable outcome: I - intraocular pressure of <10 mm Hg with visual acuity ≤20/200; II - Phthisis bulbi and III - Eye eviscerated