Treatment of endophthalmitis with and without pars plana vitrectomy.
Two series of patients with endophthalmitis were compared. In the group treated with antibiotics or fungistatics, only 1 eye (4.3%) could be salvaged, whereas in the group with pars plana vitrectomy and antibiotics or fungistatics, 7 eyes (33%) had adequate visual acuity afterwards.
D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy; D010118:Oxytetracycline / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014822:Vitreous Body
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B; D010118:Oxytetracycline