May 2003
Volume 44, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2003
Culture-proven Endophthalmitis Following Pars Plana Vitrectomy: Incidence, Causative Organisms, and Visual Acuity Outcomes
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • C.W. Eifrig
    Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL, United States
  • I.U. Scott
    Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL, United States
  • H.W. Flynn Jr.
    Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL, United States
  • J. Newton
    Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL, United States
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  C.W.G. Eifrig, None; I.U. Scott, None; H.W. Flynn Jr., None; J. Newton, None.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2003, Vol.44, 1840. doi:
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      C.W. Eifrig, I.U. Scott, H.W. Flynn Jr., J. Newton; Culture-proven Endophthalmitis Following Pars Plana Vitrectomy: Incidence, Causative Organisms, and Visual Acuity Outcomes . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2003;44(13):1840.

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Abstract

Abstract: : Purpose: To investigate the incidence, causative organisms, and visual acuity outcomes associated with endophthalmitis after pars plana vitrectomy. Methods: Retrospective medical record review of all patients who underwent pars plana vitrectomy at a single institution between January 1, 1984 and November 30, 2002. Results: During the 19-year study interval, the overall incidence rate of post-vitrectomy endophthalmitis was 0.036% (6/16,477). The incidence rate for vitrectomies performed 1984-1994 was higher than the incidence rate for vitrectomies performed 1995-2002 (3/6,557 [0.046%] versus 2/9,920 [0.02%], respectively). Cultured organisms were Staphylococcus aureus (n=3), Proteus mirabilus (n=1), and Staphylococcus epidermidis/Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n=1). Visual acuity after treatment ranged from 20/40 to no light perception, with a final vision of light perception or no light perception in 4/6 (66.7%) eyes. Conclusions: The incidence of endophthalmitis after pars plana vitrectomy is low; visual acuity outcomes after treatment are generally poor.

Keywords: retina • endophthalmitis • vitreoretinal surgery 
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