Clinical characteristics of the 14/118 patients who failed primary therapy of suspected microbial keratitis
| ID | Age | Sex | Diagnoses | Drops | Size | Therapy | Culture and sensitivity to antibiotics | Days treated | Size at change | Complication | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/10 | 73 | F | HSV | Steroid | 6.5×7.5 | Oflox | Moraxella sp | n/a | 1 | 6.5×7.5 | perforation, slow healing | self sealed, tarsorrhaphy |
| 1/83 | 81 | F | OCP | Hypromellose | 3.0×2.0 | Oflox | S aureus | yes | 4 | 5.0×2.0 | perforation | PK (@ 12/7) |
| 2/22 | 79 | M | Rosacea | 3.5×3.0 | Oflox | Pneumococcus | yes | 3 | 4.0×4.6 | nil | healed | |
| 2/5 | 67 | M | V and VII nerve palsy exposure | 4.5×2.5 | Oflox | Pneumococcus | yes | 3 | 4.0×2.0 | nil | permanent tarsorrhaphy | |
| 1/18 | 74 | M | AKC | 1.0×0.5 | Oflox | Candida | no | 2 | 3.0×2.0 | indolent | healed | |
| 2/13 | 70 | F | PK 3/52 for perforated bacterial ulcer | Steroid Antibiotic | 4.5×3.0 | Oflox | Pneumococcus | yes | 3 | 8.0×8.0 | graft failed | PK (@ 12/7) |
| 2/27 | 70 | F | HSV | Steroid Antibiotic | 5.0×4.5 | Oflox | Bacillus sp | yes | 2 | 5.0×4.5 | perforation | PK (@ 2/7) |
| 2/29 | 67 | M | 1.0×3.0 | Cef and gent | Coagulase negativeStaphylococcus | yes | 16 | 3.5×2.0 | perforation | self sealed, but PK (@ 1/12) | ||
| 2/24 | 41 | F | blocked lacrimal duct | 3.5×3.0 | Oflox | Diphtheroids sp | yes | 4 | 0.5×0.5 | new infiltrates | healed | |
| 2/8 | 88 | F | PK (BK) | Steroid Antibiotic | 7.0×3.0 | Cef and gent | Capnocytophage ochracea | yes | 3 | 8.5×3.0 | graft failed | PK (@ 6/52) |
| 2/9 | 82 | M | PK (BK) | Steroid | 4.0×3.0 | Cef and gent | Coag neg staph and X maltophillia | yes no | 3 | 5.0×4.0 | graft failed | PK (@ 4/7) |
| 2/26 | 79 | M | 1.0×5.0 | Cef and gent | Coag neg staph | no | 5 | 4.0×1.0 | extended centrally | healed | ||
| 1/24 | 70 | M | PK (HSV) | Steroid | 2.5×3.0 | Cef and gent | Ps aeruginosa | no | 2 | 2.5×3.0 | slow healing | conj flap |
| 1/40 | 78 | F | BK (rubeosis) | Antibiotic | 6.0×8.0 | Oflox | Ps aeruginosa | yes | 6 | 6.0×8.0 | deteriorated | eviscerated |