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. 2021 May 7;7:37. doi: 10.1186/s40942-021-00307-7

Table 1.

Comparison of sterile and infectious endophthalmitis

Sterile endophthalmitis Infectious endophthalmitis
Incidence 0.005–4.4% 0.02–0.14%
Time of onset 2.6 days (65% < 2 days) 4 days (range 0–26 days)
Presenting VA

20/150

(Range 20/25 to HM, 9% HM)

86% worse than 20/400
Severe pain 6% 74%
Hypopyon 4% 86%
Hyperemia 10% 82%
Time to resolution 3–5 weeks Variable, depends on treatment
Prognosis Good (15% lose > 2 lines) Variable, usually poor

Data from references [9, 10, 17, 18, 21, 35]