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Editorial
. 2021 Nov;31(6):2794-2795.
doi: 10.1177/11206721211021185. Epub 2021 Jun 2.

Complete and early vitrectomy for endophthalmitis

Robert E Morris  1   2 , Ferenc Kuhn  1   2   3   4
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Editorial

Complete and early vitrectomy for endophthalmitis

Robert E Morris et al. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2021 Nov.

Abstract

We recently co-authored a report on the ten-year (2007-2017) results achieved at our center (Retina Specialists of Alabama) in the treatment of Acute Post-Cataract Endophthalmitis (APCE). Of all eyes, 77.4% were initially treated with Complete and Early Vitrectomy for Endophthalmitis (CEVE). Visual acuity of ≥ 20/40 was restored in 79% of all eyes versus 53% of eyes reported in the Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study. We believe that CEVE is the initial treatment of choice whenever the fundus is obscured by endophthalmitis vitreous opacity.

Keywords: APCE; Endophthalmitis; TAP; VIT EVS; postcataract endophthalmitis; tap and inject; vitrectomy.

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