Symptoms, signs, and treatment effect on patients in 10 year steps
| Age (years) | Precipitating cause (No of eyes) | Laterality (No of cases) | Perforation (No of eyes) | Effect of therapy (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bi | Uni | First procedure | Second procedure | Third and more procedures | Final | ||||
| 14–24 | Cornea foreign body 5, chemical burns of eye 2, corneal abrasion 2, corneal penetrating wound 3 | 23 | 42 | 17 | 61.3 | 11.5 | 8.7 | 81.5 | |
| 25–34 | Cornea foreign body 9, chemical burns of eye 4, corneal abrasion 3 | 29 | 77 | 24 | 65.1 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 79.3 | |
| 35–44 | Cornea foreign body 6, chemical burns of eye 7, lagophthalmos 2, corneal abrasion 2 | 37 | 95 | 19 | 72.8 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 85.7 | |
| 45–54 | Cataract extraction 3, pterygium extraction 4 | 33 | 82 | 16 | 69.4 | 13.7 | 4.1 | 87.2 | |
| 55–64 | Cataract extraction 2, pterigium extraction 2, penetrating keratoplasty 1 | 25 | 61 | 10 | 58.5 | 12.1 | 6.7 | 77.3 | |
| 65–74 | Cataract extraction 2 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 74.6 | 10.8 | 4.4 | 89.8 | |
| 75–79 | None | 7 | 12 | 2 | 67.5 | 9.6 | 5.5 | 82.6 | |
Bi = bilateral; Uni = unilateral.