Baseline ocular characteristics of trial participants
| Standard therapy (n = 173) | Povidone-iodine (n = 185) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | % | No | % | |
| *Could not be assessed for 2 patients in the povidone-iodine group. | ||||
| †Could not be assessed in 2 patients in the standard therapy group and 5 patients in the povidone-iodine group. | ||||
| 10 patients in the standard therapy group and 12 patients in the povidone-iodine group were too young for acuity measurements. | ||||
| Ulcer in the visual axis* | 72 | 41.6 | 81 | 44.3 |
| Hypopyon | 13 | 7.6 | 17 | 9.2 |
| Corneal rupture | 4 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Fraction of cornea affected† | ||||
| <1/3 | 106 | 62.0 | 125 | 69.4 |
| 1/3–2/3 | 50 | 29.2 | 42 | 23.3 |
| >2/3 | 15 | 8.8 | 13 | 7.2 |
| Corrected acuity in affected eye | ||||
| ⩾20/20 | 41 | 25.2 | 45 | 26.0 |
| <20/20–⩾20/60 | 73 | 44.8 | 74 | 42.8 |
| <20/60–⩾20/400 | 26 | 16.0 | 33 | 19.1 |
| <20/400 | 23 | 14.1 | 21 | 12.1 |