title: PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY FOR LATE VITREORETINAL SEQUELAE OF INFECTIOUS ENDOPHTHALMITIS: Surgical Management and Outcomes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the visual acuity outcomes after pars plana vitrectomy for delayed vitreoretinal sequelae of infectious endophthalmitis. All eyes were initially treated with intravitreal antibiotics (Abx).
  
  
  METHODS
  Multicenter, retrospective, consecutive case series.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-two eyes met the study criteria. The mean follow-up was 48 weeks (SD ± 61.8). Mean interval from Abx to pars plana vitrectomy was 13 weeks (SD ± 14.3, range 2-70). Indications for pars plana vitrectomy included vitreous opacities (VO) (n = 22), epiretinal membrane (n = 9), and retinal detachment (n = 11). LogMAR visual acuity improved from 1.87 (Snellen equivalent: 20/1,482) preoperatively to 1.35 (Snellen equivalent: 20/447) at final evaluation (P < 0.001). LogMAR visual acuity improved significantly for patients with vitreous opacities (P < 0.01) and retinal detachment (P = 0.02) but not for patients with epiretinal membranes (P = 0.08).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with infectious endophthalmitis can gain vision if they have a pars plana vitrectomy for delayed sequelae such as vitreous opacities or for retinal detachment.
authors.affiliation: *Associated Retinal Consultants, William Beaumont Hospital, Oakland University School of Medicine, Royal Oak, Michigan; †Mid Atlantic Retina, Wills Eye Hospital, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; ‡Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Hospital, Miami, Florida; §Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts; ¶New England Eye Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; and **Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019773:Epiretinal Membrane / Q000601:surgery; D015817:Eye Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult