Clinical Comparison of Fusarium Keratitis according to the Initial Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) Smear: A Retrospective Study in South Korea

Table 4

The change of visual acuity after treatment in eyes with culture-provenFusarium keratitis divided by the initial KOH smear.

VA	KOH-positive (n = 32)	KOH-negative (n = 47)	Total (n = 79)	value
Improved	14 (43.8)	13 (27.7)	27 (34.2)	0.107
No change	8 (25.0)	8 (17.0)	16 (20.3)
Aggravated	10 (31.2)	26 (55.3)	36 (45.6)

Values are presented as a number (%). VA = visual acuity; KOH = potassium hydroxide. Chi-square test.