Endophthalmitis after pars plana vitrectomy.
In three cases of bacterial endophthalmitis following pars plana vitrectomy the important diagnostic findings included increased orbital pain, decreased visual acuity, and the presence of a hypopyon. Despite agressive antibiotic therapy, all three eyes became blind, and two progressed rapidly to phthisis.
D000328:Adult; D000867:Anterior Chamber; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009915:Orbit; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology; D013492:Suppuration / Q000209:etiology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery*