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Visual outcomes poor after therapeutic pars plana vitrectomy in patients with endophthalmitis
SAN FRANCISCO — In cases of acute endophthalmitis identified in a retrospective study, the most common setting for occurrence was after cataract surgery and the most common infective organism was Streptococcus, according to a scientific poster presented at the American Society of Retina Specialists meeting.The retrospective, multicenter study included 97 patients who underwent pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) within 14 days of diagnosis of acute infectious endophthalmitis.