Endophthalmitis

Michael S. Kresloff; Alessandro A. Castellarin; Marco A. Zarbin

doi:10.1016/S0039-6257(98)00036-8

Endophthalmitis

Michael S. Kresloff, Alessandro A. Castellarin, Marco A. Zarbin

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Abstract

Endophthalmitis is an inflammatory reaction of intraocular fluids or tissues. Infectious endophthalmitis is one of the most serious complications of ophthalmic surgery. Occasionally, infectious endophthalmitis depends on timely diagnosis and institution of appropriate therapy. Recognition of the different clinical settings in which endophthalmitis occurs and awareness of the highly variable presentation it may have facilitate timely diagnosis. Biopsy of intraocular fluid/tissue is the only method that permits reliable diagnosis and treatment. The different presenting clinical settings, a rational approach to diagnosis (i.e., when, what, and how to biopsy), and the treatment of infectious endophthalmitis are reviewed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	193-224
Number of pages	32
Journal	Survey of ophthalmology
Volume	43
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0039-6257(98)00036-8
State	Published - Nov 1998

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Ophthalmology

Keywords

Acute postoperative endophthalmitis
Antibiotics
Chronic postoperative endophthalmitis
Endogenousendophthalmitis
Inflammation
Phacoanaphylactic endophthalmitis
Phacolytic glaucoma
Posttrabeculectomy endophthalmitis
Posttraumatic endophthalmitis
Sympathetic ophthalmia
Vitrectomy

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