Pediatric Infectious Endophthalmitis

Pediatric Infectious Endophthalmitis: A Case Series.

To the Editors: We wish to share the results of a case series on pediatric endophthalmitis. Because this is not a common entity, it is our hope that this short review will serve to highlight the characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of pediatric endophthalmitis. During the 11-year retrospective study period, 7 eyes were identified. Of these cases, open globe injuries were the most common et...

Infectious endophthalmitis after cataract surgery.

Pediatric Infectious Endophthalmitis: A 271-case Retrospective Study at a Single Center in China

BACKGROUND Pediatric infectious endophthalmitis is a serious sight-threatening disease for children. The purpose of this study was to investigate the etiology, microbiological spectrum, and visual outcomes of infectious endophthalmitis in children at a single institution in China. METHODS It is a retrospective study of the medical records of all patients under 14 years of age with histories o...

Infectious endophthalmitis: review of 420 cases

BACKGROUND To characterize the causative pathogens and the visual outcomes among patients with endophthalmitis at a large referral center in northeastern Thailand. METHODS All cases of infectious endophthalmitis treated between 1983 and 2007 were reviewed retrospectively. The patient data - including age, sex, history of ocular injuries, previous treatment and duration of the symptoms - were ...

Infectious and noninfectious endophthalmitis after intravitreal bevacizumab.

AIMS The aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of infectious and noninfectious endophthalmitis after an intravitreal injection of bevacizumab. METHODS This clinical interventional case-series study included 1218 intravitreal injections of 1.5 mg of bevacizumab consecutively performed for 684 eyes with exudative age-related macular degeneration. Among the injections were 534 reinjections....