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Table 3 Characteristics of the three eyes after developing endophthalmitis

From: Incidence of endophthalmitis after 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy

 

Case 1

Case 2

Case 3

Onset time, day

1

2

5

Symptom

VA reduction, eye pain

VA reduction, eye pain

VA reduction

Sign

hypopyon, fibrinous exudation in anterior chamber

conjunctival congestion, corneal edema, fibrinous exduation in anterior chamber

fibrinous exduation in anterior chamber, vitritis

VA before secondary surgery

LP

LP

HM

IOP (mmHg) before secondary surgery

15

19

14

Secondary surgery

ViT + PRP + SiO + ViAbI

ViT + PRP + SiO + ViAbI

lensectomy+ViT+ ViAbI

Systemic antibiotics

vancomycin, cephalothin

vancomycin, ceftazidime

Cefazolin

Culture result

enterococcus faecalis

Negative

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Follow-up time, month

73.6

32.2

10.5

VA at last visit

LP

0.05

0.5

IOP (mmHg) at last visit

8

9

11

  1. VA visual acuity, IOP intraocular pressure, HM hand motions, LP light perception, ViT vitreous tap, ViAbI vitreous antibiotics injection, SiO silicone oil, PRP pan-retinal photocoagulation