Table 6 Distribution of types of endophthalmitis compared to other countries. Asia-Pacific countries showed a higher proportion of post-traumatic cases compared to Canada and the UK
From: Infectious endophthalmitis at a Philippine tertiary hospital: a ten-year retrospective study
Type of endophthalmitis | Canada [14] (n = 114) | UK [11] (n = 47) | New Zealand [15] (n = 106) | Our study (n = 202) | (n = 330; 1593) | Thailand [17] (n = 420) | Eastern India [18] (n = 107) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Post-traumatic | 12% | 2% | 18.9% | 55.94% | 58.5%, 82.6% | 43.1% | 40.2% |
Post-operative* | 47% | 92% | 58.5% | 22.77% | 20.3%, 6.9% | 32.2% | 43% |
Endogenous | 41% | 6% | 16% | 14.36% | 18.5%, 7.8% | 3.3% | 16.8% |
Keratitis-induced | – | – | – | 6.93% | 2.7%, 2.7% | 3.1% | – |