Table 4 Clinical characteristic AK patients with respect to the Acanthamoeba genotype and its species
S.N | Sample ID | Patients age (years), gender, occupation | History of Ocular trauma, CL (yes/no) | Stromal infiltrate | Hypopyon | Major symptoms | Size of epithelial defect (vxh) mm | Medical treatment duration (days) | Surgical treatment | Healing of ulcer | Species, genotype | Presence or absence of endosymbionts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L-552/20 | 33, M, Farmer | NK, no | Yes | No | Pain, redness | 0 | 38 | No | Healed | A. culbertsoni, T4B | None detected |
2 | L-579/20 | 25, M, Student | NK, no | Yes | Yes | Pain, FB sensation, watering, redness | 4 × 4.5 | 420 | TPK, TABCL | Improved, s/p TPK | A. polyphaga, T4B | Bacteria |
3 | L-604/20 | 8, F, Student | NK, no | Yes | No | Pain, watering, redness, decrease vision | 6 × 6 | 5 | No | Improved | Acanthamoeba spp., T4B | Bacteria |
4 | L-1133/20 | 32, F, Mason | NK, no | Yes | Yes | Pain, watering, decrease vision | 4.5 × 4.5 | 23 | No | Non-healing | A. culbertsoni, T4B | Bacteria |
5 | L-1137/20 | 56, M, Farmer | Ocular injury, no | Yes | Yes | Pain, redness, decrease vision | 5.5 × 7 | 100 | TPK, TABCL, AMG | Improved | A. triangularis, T4F | Bacteria |
6 | L-1257/20 | 43, M, Business | NK, no | No | No | Pain, redness | NK | 240 | Â | Improved, s/p TPK | A. culbertsoni, T4B | None detected |
7 | L-1326/20 | 37, M, Business | NK, yes | Yes | No | Decrease vision, redness, whitish spot on cornea | NK | 15 | No | Improved | A. polyphaga, T4B | Bacteria |
8 | L-1765/20 | 14, F, Student | NK, no | No | Yes | Pain, watering, redness, whitish spot on cornea | NK | 90 | TPK | Improved, s/p TPK | Acanthamoeba spp., T4A | None detected |
9 | L-2391/20 | 20, F, Student | NK, no | Yes | Yes | Watering, decrease vision, redness, whitish spot on cornea | 7.2 × 9 | 67 | RB-PDAT | Improved | A. healyi, T12 | Bacteria |
10 | L-2429/20 | 25, M, Farmer | Chemical injury, no | No | No | Pain, redness, decrease vision | Perforated cornea | 11 | No | Improved | A. triangularis, T4B | Fungi |
11 | L-2482/20 | 42, M, Farmer | Ocular injury, no | Yes | Yes | Redness, decrease vision | Tissue adhesive was in place | 29 | Tarso, AMG, TPK (post-injury) | Non-healing | A. culbertsoni, T4B | Bacteria |
12 | L-2483/20 | 22, F, Student | NK, yes | Yes | No | Watering, redness, decrease vision | NK | 30 | TPK | Improved | A. culbertsoni, T4B | Bacteria |
13 | L-2487/20 | 72, M, Farmer | Ocular injury, no | Yes | No | Pain, FB sensation, watering, redness | 6 × 6 | 60 | Evisceration | Worsened | A. culbertsoni, T4B | None detected |