Ultrasound-assisted vitrectomy for late stage infectious endophthalmitis
| dc.contributor.author | Kaykçoǧlu Ö. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Emre S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Seymenoǧlu G. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-10T11:15:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-04-10T11:15:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.description.abstract | We described an ultrasound-assisted technique of pars plana vitrectomy in endophthalmitis cases with visualization problems of the retina related to the loss of ocular media clarity.We performed pars plana vitrectomy, assisted with a B-mode ultrasonography, on 5 eyes of 5 patients who were referred for late-stage postcataract endophthalmitis. After the implantation of a 6.0-mm infusion port and creation of another pars plana sclerostomy, a 20-gauge vitrectomy tip was visualized in the midvitreus cavity. Core vitrectomy was performed followed by intravitreal antibiotic injection at the end of the surgery without complication in all cases.The study group of 5 patients had a mean age of 73.6 ± 7.9 years. Preoperative visual acuity was light perception positive in 2 eyes and light perception negative in 3 eyes. We obtained satisfactory cosmetic results in all patients, controlled intraocular infection, and prevented evisceration; however, there was no change in visual acuity after surgery.In this preliminary study, we obtained acceptable results with ultrasound-assisted vitrectomy, which may help retinal surgeons to operate on cases with ocular media opacity. Copyright © 2011 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. | |
| dc.identifier.DOI-ID | 10.1097/ITO.0b013e318215e90f | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14701/50913 | |
| dc.title | Ultrasound-assisted vitrectomy for late stage infectious endophthalmitis | |
| dc.type | Article |