Vitrectomy versus Intravitreal Antibiotic Injection to Treat Acute Endophthalmitis Developing after Cataract Surgery
10.3341/jkos.2018.59.1.37
- Author:
Jung Yup KIM
1
;
Joo Eun LEE
;
Kang Yeun PAK
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. pky0402@naver.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Acute endophthalmitis;
Cataract surgery;
Intravitreal antibiotic injection;
Vitrectomy
- MeSH:
Cataract;
Comorbidity;
Diagnosis;
Endophthalmitis;
Hand;
Humans;
Retrospective Studies;
Visual Acuity;
Vitrectomy
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2018;59(1):37-43
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To compare the therapeutic efficacy of vitrectomy plus intravitreal antibiotic injection (vitrectomy group) with intravitreal antibiotic injection alone (antibiotic group) for eyes with acute endophthalmitis developed after cataract surgery with visual acuity of hand motion or better. METHODS: In this retrospective chart review, we compared the visual acuities of 10 eyes of a vitrectomy group and 17 eyes of an antibiotic group. RESULTS: We found no significant differences between the two groups in terms of age, comorbidities (diabetes, hypertension), time of symptom onset, time of diagnosis, type of systemic antibiotic prescribed, or positive culture rate. Mean baseline best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was similar in the two groups (2.17 vs. 1.96 logMAR; p = 0.60). Both groups exhibited significant improvements in mean BCVA after 2 months: from 2.17 to 0.81 logMAR in the vitrectomy group (p = 0.01) and from 1.96 to 0.76 logMAR in the antibiotic group (p = 0.002), but the final BCVA did not differ significantly between the two groups (0.81 vs. 0.76 logMAR, p = 0.75). CONCLUSIONS: Both vitrectomy combined with intravitreal antibiotic injection and intravitreal antibiotic injection alone significantly improved visual acuity; the final BCVA did not differ between the two groups. Intravitreal antibiotic injection alone may be an effective first-line treatment for endophthalmitis in patients with initial visual acuity of hand motion or better.
