Open Access<p>Complete and Early Vitrectomy for Endophthalmitis After Cataract Surgery: An Alternative Treatment Paradigm</p>
Author(s) -
Bernard Dib,
Robert E. Morris,
Matthew H Oltmanns,
Mathew Sapp,
Jay P Glover,
Ferenc Kuhn
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s253228
Subject(s) - medicine , vitrectomy , endophthalmitis , visual acuity , ophthalmology , retinal detachment , cataract surgery , surgery , retinal
In this study, we report the treatment outcomes of complete and early vitrectomy for endophthalmitis (CEVE) after cataract surgery as the predominate initial treatment, accompanied by systemic antibiotics and retreatment of persistent or recurrent purulence (CEVE+).