Endophthalmitis following pars plana vitrectomy: a literature review of incidence, causative organisms, and treatment outcomes

Vivek Pravin Dave,1 Avinash Pathengay,2 Stephen G Schwartz,3 Harry W Flynn Jr3 1Smt Kanuri Santhamma Center for Vitreoretinal Diseases, 2Vitreo-Retina and Uveitis Service, LV Prasad Eye Institute, GMR Varalakshmi Campus, Visakhapatnam, India; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Ey...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:517612b1123e4f7b96105effb31d51502021-12-02T01:40:18ZEndophthalmitis following pars plana vitrectomy: a literature review of incidence, causative organisms, and treatment outcomes1177-5483https://doaj.org/article/517612b1123e4f7b96105effb31d51502014-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/endophthalmitis-following-pars-plana-vitrectomy-a-literature-review-of-peer-reviewed-article-OPTHhttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483 Vivek Pravin Dave,1 Avinash Pathengay,2 Stephen G Schwartz,3 Harry W Flynn Jr3 1Smt Kanuri Santhamma Center for Vitreoretinal Diseases, 2Vitreo-Retina and Uveitis Service, LV Prasad Eye Institute, GMR Varalakshmi Campus, Visakhapatnam, India; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA Abstract: Endophthalmitis following pars plana vitrectomy is a very uncommon cause of endophthalmitis. Cases reported over the last decade show a decrease in incidence over time. To optimize visual outcome, early diagnosis and treatment are essential. In this review we report a summary of the incidence of endophthalmitis following vitrectomy, various risk factors for their occurrence, the microbiological profile and the visual outcomes post treatment. Keywords: endophthalmitis, pars plana vitrectomy, visual outcome, prophylaxis, risk factors, sutureless vitrectomyDave VPPathengay ASchwartz SGFlynn HW JrDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2014, Iss default, Pp 2183-2188 (2014)
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Endophthalmitis following pars plana vitrectomy: a literature review of incidence, causative organisms, and treatment outcomes
description Vivek Pravin Dave,1 Avinash Pathengay,2 Stephen G Schwartz,3 Harry W Flynn Jr3 1Smt Kanuri Santhamma Center for Vitreoretinal Diseases, 2Vitreo-Retina and Uveitis Service, LV Prasad Eye Institute, GMR Varalakshmi Campus, Visakhapatnam, India; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA Abstract: Endophthalmitis following pars plana vitrectomy is a very uncommon cause of endophthalmitis. Cases reported over the last decade show a decrease in incidence over time. To optimize visual outcome, early diagnosis and treatment are essential. In this review we report a summary of the incidence of endophthalmitis following vitrectomy, various risk factors for their occurrence, the microbiological profile and the visual outcomes post treatment. Keywords: endophthalmitis, pars plana vitrectomy, visual outcome, prophylaxis, risk factors, sutureless vitrectomy
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title Endophthalmitis following pars plana vitrectomy: a literature review of incidence, causative organisms, and treatment outcomes
title_short Endophthalmitis following pars plana vitrectomy: a literature review of incidence, causative organisms, and treatment outcomes
title_full Endophthalmitis following pars plana vitrectomy: a literature review of incidence, causative organisms, and treatment outcomes
title_fullStr Endophthalmitis following pars plana vitrectomy: a literature review of incidence, causative organisms, and treatment outcomes
title_full_unstemmed Endophthalmitis following pars plana vitrectomy: a literature review of incidence, causative organisms, and treatment outcomes
title_sort endophthalmitis following pars plana vitrectomy: a literature review of incidence, causative organisms, and treatment outcomes
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