Pars plana vitrectomy as a primary treatment for acute bacterial endophthalmitis.
We successfully treated six patients with culture-proven acute bacterial endophthalmitis by a combination of emergency pars plana vitrectomy and the instillation of intravitreal antibiotics. All six patients regained satisfactory vision.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications; D013210:Staphylococcus; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery*