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Table 1 Reported cases of Mycobacterium tuberculosis panophthalmitis, orbital abscess, orbital tuberculoma, and orbital apex syndrome with wide varieties in age range, treatment outcomes, and visual prognosis

From: Rare presentation of intractable tuberculous panophthalmitis with intraocular and intraorbital abscesses: a case report

Patient

Age (years)

Sex

Nationality

Health status

Ocular diagnosis

Initial VA

Final VA

Surgical treatment

References

1

29

F

Burmese

HIV

Panophthalmitis with orbital abscess

NPL

Subtotal exenteration

Our patient

2

73

M

N/A

Healthy

Panophthalmitis

6/60

Enucleation

[8]

3

14

M

N/A

N/A

Panophthalmitis

N/A

N/A

N/A

[9]

4

59

F

Indian

Healthy

Orbital tuberculoma

No visual loss

No visual loss

[10]

5

78

F

African

Healthy

Orbital tuberculoma

No visual loss

No visual loss

Anterior orbitotomy

[10]

6

12

F

N/A

N/A

Panophthalmitis

NPL

Enucleation

[11]

7

15

F

Indian

N/A

Orbital abscess

6/6

6/6

Abscess drainage

[12]

8

86

F

Caucasian

N/A

Orbital tuberculoma

Blind

Blind

[13]

9

6

M

Indian

N/A

Orbital abscess

6/6

6/6

FNA

[14]

10

16

F

Afro-Caribbean

N/A

Orbital apex syndrome

6/190

PL

[15]

11

7

F

N/A

Healthy

Orbital abscess

6/6

N/A

Pus evacuation

[16]

12

29

N/A

N/A

Healthy

Orbital mass

N/A

N/A

[17]

13

1

N/A

Nigerian

N/A

Panophthalmitis

N/A

Enucleation

[18]

14

27

M

Indian

HIV

Orbital abscess

NPL

NPL

[19]

  1. Abbreviations: VA Visual acuity, F Female, M Male, NPL No perception of light, PL Light perception, HIV human immunodeficiency virus infected, FNA Fine-needle aspiration, N/A Not available