Title
Pars plana vitrectomy and therapeutic keratoplasty in endophthalmitis and infectious keratitis
Date Issued
01 January 2022
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Zapata Cuevas M.A.
García de Oteyza G.
Quintana Hernández L.M.
Ordoñez-Ranz G.
de Wit Carter G.
García-Albisua A.M.
Asociación Para Evitar la Ceguera en México
Publisher(s)
SAGE Publications Ltd
Abstract
Purpose: To describe the anatomical and functional outcomes of patients with infectious keratitis (IK) and secondary endophthalmitis who underwent penetrating keratoplasty (PK) after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) assisted by temporary keratoprosthesis (TKP). Methods: An observational retrospective case series was performed. Data were collected from January 2013 to July 2020. Patients over 18 years old with a clinical and microbiological diagnosis of IK, and clinical, ultrasonographic, and or microbiological diagnosis of endophthalmitis were included. Anatomical success was defined as infection resolution with preservation of the ocular globe integrity. No change or improvement of best-corrected visual acuity (VA) at the last follow-up was considered as a functional success. Results: A total of 32 eyes of 32 patients were analyzed. The anatomic success was obtained in 87.5% eyes in which the infection was eradicated. The 63% patients maintained or improved their best-corrected VA, 37.5% ended up with hand motion VA. Conclusions: Our results suggest that PPV assisted by TKP followed by PKP can be a good approach for treating patients with endophthalmitis secondary to IK while allowing further visual improvement after an optical PK. Further prospective studies need to be done to evaluate final visual rehabilitation of these patients.
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Oftalmología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85135231597
Source
European Journal of Ophthalmology
ISSN of the container
11206721
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