Table 5
Visual outcomes at 2–4 month home visit by treatment group
| Standard therapy (n = 135) | Povidone-iodine (n = 154) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | % | No | % | |
| *7 patients in the standard therapy group, and 9 patients in the povidone-iodine group were too young for visual acuity measurements. | ||||
| Corneal scar in the visual axis | 23 | 17.0 | 29 | 18.8 |
| Corrected acuity in affected eye | ||||
| ⩾20/20 | 81* | 63.3 | 95# | 65.6 |
| <20/20–⩾20/60 | 35 | 27.3 | 31 | 21.4 |
| <20/60–⩾20/400 | 7 | 5.5 | 9 | 6.2 |
| <20/400 | 5 | 3.9 | 10 | 6.9 |
| Change in acuity in eye with ulcer | ||||
| Worse | 3 | 2.3 | 13 | 9.0 |
| Same | 38 | 29.7 | 44 | 30.3 |
| 1 line better | 11 | 8.6 | 20 | 13.8 |
| 2 lines better | 16 | 12.5 | 18 | 12.4 |
| 3 lines better | 4 | 3.2 | 4 | 2.8 |
| 4 lines better | 18 | 14.1 | 17 | 11.7 |
| >4 lines better | 38 | 29.7 | 29 | 20.0 |
