INCIDENCE AND VISUAL OUTCOME OF ACUTE POSTOPERATIVE ENDOPHTHALMITIS

Authors

  • Ashok Kumar Narsani
  • Partab Rai Nagdev
  • Mahesh Kumar Lohana
  • Shafi Muhammad Jatoi
  • Imtiaz Gilal

Abstract

Objectives: To assess the incidence and visual outcome of acute post operative endophthalmitis treatedby intravitreal antibiotics. Methods: This Prospective study was conducted at Department ofOphthalmology, Liaquat University Eye Hospital Hyderabad from November 2002 to October 2010.One hundred and nine patients of acute post operative endophthalmitis were treated with intravitrealantibiotics. The inclusion criteria of the patients was the clinical diagnosis of acute post operativeendophthalmitis within 14 days of post operative period and visual acuity better than or equal to handmovement close to face. After enrolment, vitreous tap was carried out followed by intravitrealantibiotics injection. The outcome was measured in terms of clinical resolution of endophthalmitis andpost resolution best corrected visual acuity. Results: Of the 109 patients 97 meet the criteria andfollowed completely were included. Sixty patients (61.9%) had extracapsular cataract extraction(ECCE) with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation while phacoemulsification done in 37(38.1%) patients. The visual acuity at presentation was 6/60 or worse in 80 (82.5%) patients. Vitreoustap was done in 86 (88.7%) patients. Vitreous biopsy yields an organism in 32 (33%) patients.Coagulase positive were the most common organism. 75 (77.3%) patients received single dose ofintravitreal antibiotic. Forty five (46.4%) patients received single antibiotic, ceftazidime while twoantibiotics given in 52 (53.6%) patients. Twenty five (25.8%) patients also had oral steroids. Ninety one(93.8%) patients responded to intravitreal antibiotics. Seventy five (77.32%) patients achieved finalvisual outcome better than 6/60 in meantime of 54.08 days. Six (6.2%) patients developed noperception of light and another six patients (6.2%) referred for vitrectomy. Conclusion: The final visualoutcome of the patients with acute postoperative endophthalmitis is strongly associated with the visualacuity at presentation as well as type of infective organisms.Keywords: Endophthalmitis, visual outcome, intravitreal antibiotics

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2011-06-01

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