title: [Pars plana vitrectomy in the treatment of endophthalmitis].
abstract: The aim of the study was to present and assess the results obtained after performing vitrectomy in patients with endophthalmitis after cataract surgery and injuries of the eyeball.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study material comprised 22 patients: 16 patients with endophthalmitis after cataract surgery, 4 after eyeball injuries and 2 after fistula operations.
  After vitrectomy we obtained in most patients an improvement of visual acuity and reduction of inflammatory symptoms. 10 days after operation in half of the patients the visual acuity was from 2/50 to 5/50, in 27.2% from 5/30 to 5/10.
authors.affiliation: II Kliniki Okulistyki AM w Lublinie.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Toczołowski
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Katski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015868:Pars Planitis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*