Table 4.
Characteristics of 79 patients with unilateral phthisis bulbi based on visual acuity in the fellow eye
| Normal vision |
Visual impairment and blindness |
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| All patients | (VA≥6/12) | (VA<6/12) | ||
| Characteristics | N = 79 (100) | n = 39 (%) | n = 40 (%) | p-valueα |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 40 (50.6) | 22 (27.8) | 18 (22.8) | 0.311 |
| Female | 39 (49.4) | 17 (21.5) | 22 (27.8) | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| < 45 | 28 (35.4) | 19 (24.1) | 9 (11.4) | 0.015* |
| ≥ 45 | 51 (64.6) | 20 (25.3) | 31 (39.2) | |
| History of trauma | ||||
| Present | 37 (46.8) | 23 (29.1) | 14 (17.7) | 0.033* |
| Absent | 42 (53.2) | 16 (20.3) | 26 (32.9) | |
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Ocular morbidity
in the fellow eye |
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| Present | 70 (88.6) | 30 (38.0) | 40 (50.6) | 0.001* |
| Absent | 9 (11.4) | 9 (11.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
VA: Visual acuity
α
χ2 tests
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Significant