title: Endophthalmitis following 27-Gauge Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Vitreous Floaters.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case ofStaphylococcus epidermidisendophthalmitis following 27-gauge pars plana vitrectomy for symptomatic vitreous floaters.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical course and imaging findings, including fundus optomap, and spectral domain optical coherence tomography of a 24-year-old male patient were documented.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patient, with a preoperative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 1.0, developed endophthalmitis following 27-gauge pars plana vitrectomy for symptomatic vitreous floaters. After a series of treatments, including emergent vitreous tap and silicone oil injection, antibiotic treatment, and silicone oil removal, the patient regained a BCVA of 0.6.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although rare, the potential risk of endophthalmitis should be explicitly discussed with patients considering surgical intervention for vitreous floaters.
authors.affiliation: The Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
authors.forename: Zhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: The Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
authors.forename: Rong Han
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
authors.forename: Nived
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Moonasar
keywords: 27-gauge pars plana vitrectomy; Endophthalmitis; Vitreous floaters