Side effects and treatment failures by treatment group
| State of eye | Standard therapy | Povidone-iodine | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Visit | 2nd Visit | 3rd Visit | 1st Visit | 2nd Visit | 3rd Visit | |||||||
| N = 61 | % | N = 3 | % | N = 1 | % | N = 60 | % | N = 8 | % | N = 0 | % | |
| Pain | 15 | 24.6 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 25.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Redness | 17 | 27.9 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 100.0 | 20 | 33.3 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swelling | 6 | 9.8 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6.7 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Itching | 4 | 6.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pus | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Tearing | 14 | 23.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 31.7 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feels better | 50 | 82.0 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 46 | 76.7 | 6 | 75.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Medication changed | 18 | 29.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 20 | 33.3 | 6 | 75.0 | 0 | 0.0 |