title: Effect of intravitreal dexamethasone on ocular histopathology in a rabbit model of endophthalmitis.
abstract: The histologic and clinical effect of intravitreal dexamethasone was studied in a rabbit model of experimentally induced gentamicin sensitive Staphylococcal epidermidis endophthalmitis. The study compared four treatment groups: vitrectomy alone (group I), vitrectomy plus intravitreal gentamicin (group II), vitrectomy plus intravitreal gentamicin and dexamethasone (group III), and intravitreal gentamicin and dexamethasone without vitrectomy (group IV). All eyes treated with dexamethasone, with or without vitrectomy, exhibited less clinical and histologic manifestations of inflammation. This study suggests that suppression of inflammation through the use of intravitreal dexamethasone leads to preservation of ocular architecture with potentially improved retinal function and visual benefit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Maxwell
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Brent
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Diamond
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005123:Eye / Q000473:pathology*; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011817:Rabbits; D011897:Random Allocation; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D003907:Dexamethasone