Table 3

Clinical signs in early and late cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis at presentation

Clinical signsCategoryTotal (n=39)
Early cases (n=24)Late cases (n=15)
Ring infiltrate11 (45.8%)  5 (33.3%)16 (41.0%)
Satellite infiltrate 9 (37.5%) 2 (13.3%)11 (28.2%)
Diffuse infiltrate11 (45.8%)10 (66.6%)21 (53.8%)
Endothelial plaque 4 (16.6%) 1 (6.6%) 5 (12.8%)
Hypopyon14 (58.3%) 7 (46.6%)21 (53.8%)
Dendritic lesion 1 (4.1%) 0 1 (2.5%)
Radial keratoneuritis 0 1 (6.6%) 1 (2.5%)
  • In two cases the ring infiltrate was partial.

  • Early = cases diagnosed within 30 days of start of symptoms.

  • Late = cases diagnosed 30 days after start of symptoms.