Table 8

Characteristics of patients with complications

Case No, age, sex		Visual acuity		Organisms		Resistance		Systemic disease		Immunosuppression		Prestudy pathology		Rx modification		Complication/ outcome (day)
Case No, age, sex		Admission	Follow up	Organisms		Resistance		Systemic disease		Immunosuppression		Prestudy pathology		Rx modification		Complication/ outcome (day)
Combined fortified group (9 patients)
1, 76, F	PL	—	No organism	—	Diabetic	—	Corneal oedema	—	Enucleation (8)
2, 80, F		HM		PL		Moraxella	—		Rh arthritis,	—		Corneal scar	—		PK (4)
						S epidermidis			HTN			Glaucoma
						S pneumoniae			HTN			Glaucoma
3, 89, M		HM		—		S epidermidis		—		HTN	—		Corneal scar, ectropion	—		PED, conj flap (22)
3, 89, M		HM		—		S epidermidis		—		Peptic ulcer	—		Lagophthalmos	—		PED, conj flap (22)
4, 94, F		6/60		6/60		S epidermidis		—		—		Topical steroid		Neutropic cornea	—		PED, healed
4, 94, F		6/60		6/60		S epidermidis		—		—		Topical steroid		Herpes zoster (past)	—		PED, healed
5, 97, M		PL		PL		P aeruginosa		—		HTN/Parkinson's		—		Glaucoma				Tarsorrhaphy
5, 97, M		PL		PL		P aeruginosa		—		HTN/Parkinson's		—		Glaucoma				Planned, DNA
6, 92, F		HM		HM		S pneumoniae	—		HTN		Topical steroid		Glaucoma		Topical vancomycin	Tarsorrhaphy (31)
6, 92, F		HM		HM		S aureus	—		HTN		Topical steroid		Glaucoma		Systemic cefazolin, ciprofloxacin	Tarsorrhaphy (31)
7, 75, F		NPL		—		S haemolyticus		—		—		—		Glaucoma		Subconjunctival gentamicin	Enucleation (3)
7, 75, F		NPL		—		S haemolyticus		—		—		—		Glaucoma		Systemic ciprofloxacin, penicillin	Enucleation (3)
8, 76, F		HM		PL		Moraxellasp		Cefazolin		—		Topical steroid		Corneal scar	Systemic ciprofloxacin, gentamicin	PED, conj flap (26)
8, 76, F		HM		PL		Moraxellasp		Cefazolin		—		Topical steroid		presumed HIV keratitis	Topical antiviral	PED, conj flap (26)
9, 85, F		1/36		HM		Alpha haemolytic	—		Diabetes		—		Scar (trachoma)		Systemic cefazolin	PK (3)
						streptococci									Tobramycin
						Staphcoag −ve									Tobramycin
Fluoroquinolone group (9 patients)
10, 78, F		HM		—		Moraxella	—		HTN/gout		—		—		—		Evisceration (13)
10, 78, F		HM		—		Corynebacterium	—		HTN/gout		—		—		—		Evisceration (13)
11, 77, M		NPL		—		No organism		—		HTN		—		Corneal scar	—		Enucleation (8)
														Oedema
														Glaucoma
12, 93, M		PL		—		P mirabilis	—		—		Topical steroid		—		—		Evisceration (8)
						S epidermidis,
						Staph coag −ve
13, 96, F		NPL		—		No organism		—		—		—		Corneal scar	—		Evisceration (2)
13, 96, F		NPL		—		No organism		—		—		—		Glaucoma	—		Evisceration (2)
14, 84, M		6/60		6/36		No organism		—		Rh arthritis		Systemic steroid		Corneal scar	—		Perforation
14, 84, M		6/60		6/36		No organism		—		Rh arthritis		Systemic steroid		Glaucoma	—		PK (7)
15, 82, M		PL		PL		P acnes	—		HTN		—		Trauma		—		Perforation
15, 82, M		PL		PL		Staph coag −ve	—		HTN		—		Trauma		—		Glue and SBCL (6)
16, 54, M		PL		PL		Staph	—		Diabetes		Topical steroid		Vascularised	—		Perforation
16, 54, M		PL		PL		Coag −ve	—		Diabetes		Topical steroid		Corneal scar	—		Glue and BCL (10)
17, 87, M		HM		HM		Corynebacterium	—		HTN	—		Corneal scar	Aciclovir		Perforation
						Moraxella			Skin cancer			Presume HSV			Glue and BCL (2)
						Staphcoag −ve						Neurotropic cornea
						Staphcoag −ve						Lagophthalmos
18, 84, M		6/60		6/18		Corynebacterium		—		HTN		—		Dry eye	Aciclovir		Perforation
														Corneal scar			Perforation
														Neurotropic cornea			PK (4)
														Presumed HSV			PK (4)