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Endophthalmitis: current approaches.

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Rowsey, JJ; Newsom, DL; Sexton, DJ; Harms, WK
Published in: Ophthalmology
September 1982

Seventy patients referred with a diagnosis of endophthalmitis underwent anterior chamber and vitreous taps with intracameral antibiotic injections. Fifty-four eyes were culture positive, 34 (63%) after previous intraocular surgery, 12 (22%) had sustained penetrating trauma, and 8 (15%) resulted from a metastatic infection. Of 61 total isolates, 48 (79%) were gram positive, 9 (15%) were gram negative, and 5 (8%) were fungi. Visual recovery after surgery was related to the relative virulence of the organisms isolated. Twenty-four (44%) eyes achieved 20/400 or better vision, but only seven (13%) obtained 20/40 or better vision. Patients with a markedly abnormal ERG operatively demonstrated poor visual acuity recovery, while patients with near normal ERG recovered better vision. The authors currently recommend vitrectomy in patients with endophthalmitis whenever the retina cannot be visualized.

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Published In

Ophthalmology

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ISSN

0161-6420

Publication Date

September 1982

Volume

89

Issue

9

Start / End Page

1055 / 1066

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vitreous Body
  • Visual Acuity
  • Staphylococcal Infections
  • Serratia marcescens
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Flavobacterium
  • Female
 

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Rowsey, J. J., Newsom, D. L., Sexton, D. J., & Harms, W. K. (1982). Endophthalmitis: current approaches. Ophthalmology, 89(9), 1055–1066. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0161-6420(82)34691-6
Rowsey, J. J., D. L. Newsom, D. J. Sexton, and W. K. Harms. “Endophthalmitis: current approaches.Ophthalmology 89, no. 9 (September 1982): 1055–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0161-6420(82)34691-6.
Rowsey JJ, Newsom DL, Sexton DJ, Harms WK. Endophthalmitis: current approaches. Ophthalmology. 1982 Sep;89(9):1055–66.
Rowsey, J. J., et al. “Endophthalmitis: current approaches.Ophthalmology, vol. 89, no. 9, Sept. 1982, pp. 1055–66. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0161-6420(82)34691-6.
Rowsey JJ, Newsom DL, Sexton DJ, Harms WK. Endophthalmitis: current approaches. Ophthalmology. 1982 Sep;89(9):1055–1066.
Journal cover image

Published In

Ophthalmology

DOI

ISSN

0161-6420

Publication Date

September 1982

Volume

89

Issue

9

Start / End Page

1055 / 1066

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vitreous Body
  • Visual Acuity
  • Staphylococcal Infections
  • Serratia marcescens
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Flavobacterium
  • Female