Pars plana vitrectomy as a primary treatment for acute bacterial endophthalmitis.

Abstract:

:We successfully treated six patients with culture-proven acute bacterial endophthalmitis by a combination of emergency pars plana vitrectomy and the instillation of intravitreal antibiotics. All six patients regained satisfactory vision.

journal_name

Am J Ophthalmol

authors

Eichenbaum DM,Jaffe NS,Clayman HM,Light DS

doi

10.1016/s0002-9394(14)76806-0

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1978-08-01 00:00:00

pages

167-71

issue

2

eissn

0002-9394

issn

1879-1891

pii

S0002-9394(14)76806-0

journal_volume

86

pub_type

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