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Table 4 Presenting and postoperative visual acuities of paediatric patients with corneal laceration in UPTH

From: Pattern of paediatric corneal laceration injuries in the University of port Harcourt teaching hospital, Rivers state, Nigeria

Visual acuity range

Presenting visual acuities

Corrected postoperative visual acuities (4 weeks)

Corrected postoperative visual acuities (12 weeks)

 

Freq%

Freq%

Freq%

6/4 to 6/18

3 (8.3)

8 (22.2)

3 (8.3)

6/24 to 6/60

4 (11.1)

4 (11.1)

8 (22.2)

3/60 to 1/60

2 (5.6)

3 (8.3)

-

HM

5 (13.9)

2 (5.6)

3 (8.3)

LP

4 (11.1)

1 (2.8)

2 (5.6)

NLP

8 (22.2)

8 (22.2)

2 (5.6)

Could not be taken

10 (27.8)

10 (27.8)

-

Lost to followup

-

-

18 (50.0)

Total

36 (100.0)

36 (100.0)

36 (100.0)