Table 3.
Factors associated with a poor visual acuity outcome in the affected eye (presenting visual acuity <6/60 vs ≥6/60)
| Variables | Visual acuity outcome | OR | 95% CI | P value | |
| Good (≥6/60) n (%) |
Poor (<6/60) n (%) |
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| Ocular trauma | |||||
| Non-vegetative matter trauma | 13 (54.2) | 11 (45.8) | 1 | – | – |
| Vegetative matter trauma | 27 (34.2) | 52 (65.8) | 2.28 | (0.90 to 5.76) | 0.08 |
| Duration of symptoms | |||||
| Median duration (IQR) | 12 (6–20) | 15 (9–30) | |||
| <5 days | 12 (63.2) | 7 (36.8) | 1 | – | – |
| 5–14 days | 22 (37.3) | 37 (62.7) | 2.88 | 0.99 to 8.41 | 0.05 |
| 15–30 days | 28 (33.7) | 55 (66.3) | 3.37 | 1.19 to 9.50 | 0.02 |
| >30 days | 5 (38.5) | 8 (61.5) | 2.74 | 0.64 to 11.75 | 0.17 |
| Consultation before hospital | |||||
| Local pharmacy | 31 (41.9) | 43 (58.1) | 1 | – | – |
| Ophthalmic assistant/optometrist | 31 (37.4) | 52 (62.7) | 1.21 | 0.64 to 2.29 | 0.56 |
| Ophthalmologist | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | 1.80 | 0.33 to 9.90 | 0.49 |
| Traditional healer | 2 (25.0) | 6 (75.0) | 2.17 | 0.41 to 11.4 | 0.36 |
| Self | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0.72 | 0.04 to 12.0 | 0.82 |
| Corticosteroid eye-drops prior to presentation | |||||
| None used | 51 (76.1) | 84 (78.5) | 1 | – | – |
| Corticosteroid used | 16 (23.9) | 23 (21.5) | 0.91 | 0.48 to 1.74 | 0.78 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 35 (52.2) | 53 (49.5) | 1 | ||
| Female | 32 (47.8) | 54 (50.5) | 1.11 | 0.60 to 2.05 | 0.73 |
| Age | |||||
| 16–30 | 17 (48.6) | 18 (51.4) | 1 | ||
| 31–60 | 40 (36.4) | 70 (63.6) | 1.65 | 0.77 to 3.56 | 0.20 |
| 61–80 | 10 (34.5) | 19 (65.5) | 1.79 | 0.65 to 4.94 | 0.26 |
| Presenting visual acuity | |||||
| 6/5–6/12 | 9 (50.0) | 9 (50.0) | 1 | ||
| 6/18 | 5 (55.6) | 4 (44.4) | 0.80 | 0.16 to 3.99 | 0.79 |
| 6/24–3/60 | 24 (60.0) | 16 (40.0) | 0.67 | 0.22 to 2.04 | 0.48 |
| <3/60 | 29 (27.1) | 78 (72.9) | 2.69 | 0.97 to 7.44 | 0.05 |