One-port 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy with indirect ophthalmoscopy for treatment of endophthalmitis.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the technique and outcome of one-port transconjunctival 25-gauge core vitrectomy with indirect ophthalmoscopy in endophthalmitis.


METHODS
The charts of 7 patients (7 eyes) who underwent 25-gauge vitrectomy with indirect ophthalmoscopy for postoperative endophthalmitis were retrospectively reviewed. Visual outcomes, intraoperative and postoperative complications, and culture results were documented.


RESULTS
Visual acuity improved from a mean of light perception before surgery to 20/100 (range, 20/25 to 20/200) at a mean follow-up of 24 weeks (range, 12-52 weeks). There were no operative or postoperative complications, except rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in one eye.


CONCLUSIONS
One-port 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy with indirect ophthalmoscopy is both safe and practical for core vitrectomy in endophthalmitis.
From the Department of Ophthalmology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tiqwa, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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