Acute postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract operation: result of early vitrectomy within 24 hours of presentation.
Lawrence Pui Leung IuHo Yan ChanGabriel Ka Hin LiMary HoAndrew Chun Yue MakPosey Po Yin WongKa Wai KamLi Jia ChenMarten BrelenAlvin Lerrmann YoungPublished in: Eye (London, England) (2022)
Early PPV was superior to initial intravitreal antibiotics alone as it required fewer additional treatments to control infection. Visual outcome was similar between early PPV and initial intravitreal antibiotics alone despite high number of poor presenting VA of light-perception in early PPV group. Streptococcal infection and retinal detachment were major poor prognostic factors for vision.