title: Five-Port Combined Limbal and Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Infectious Endophthalmitis.
abstract: Pars plana vitrectomy for acute infectious endophthalmitis can be challenging due to severe inflammation in the anterior chamber creating significant media opacity. We describe a surgical technique combining limbal based vitrectomy and pars plana vitrectomy to manage acute infectious endophthalmitis. Limbal based vitrectomy facilitates removal of anterior chamber fibrin and inflammatory membranes for safe and optimal posterior pars plana vitrectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Kunyong
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Retina Consultants of Southern California, Redlands, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Eric K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.affiliation: VitreoRetinal Surgery, PA, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: David R P
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Almeida
keywords: Infectious endophthalmitis; Limbal vitrectomy; Pars plana vitrectomy