An Important Cause of Blindness in Children: Open Globe Injuries

Table 1

Presenting and final visual acuity of children with open globe injuries.

		Final VA
		>6/18			<3/60			6/18–3/60			Total
			Row%	Column%		Row%	Column%		Row%	Column%		Row%	Column%
Initial VA	N/A	13	56	48	5	22	26	5	22	62.5	23	100	43
	>6/18	4	80	15	0	0	0	1	20	12.5	5	100	9
	<3/60	8	35	30	14	61	74	1	4	12.5	23	100	43
	6/18–3/60	2	67	7	0	0	0	1	33	12.5	3	100	5
Total		27	50	100	19	35	100	8	15	100	54	100	100

VA: visual acuity, : number, %: percent, N/A: not available, Row%: the distribution of percent of patients in each initial visual acuity group according to final visual acuity groups, and Column%: the distribution of percent of patients in each final visual acuity group according to initial visual acuity groups.