title: Endophthalmitis after pars plana vitrectomy: a New Zealand experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the clinical course and estimate the incidence of endophthalmitis after pars plana vitrectomy in New Zealand.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective analysis was performed on all cases of culture-positive endophthalmitis after vitreoretinal surgery over a 10-year period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Five cases of culture-positive endophthalmitis were identified between 1993 and 2002. During this interval, 10,397 vitrectomies were performed, equating to an overall incidence of 0.048%. All patients presented within 7 days of surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endophthalmitis after pars plana vitrectomy is uncommon but is associated with a poor functional outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Brian C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Joondeph
authors.forename: John-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Blanc
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Polkinghorne
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*