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Clinical course of fungal endophthalmitis and indication for vitrectomy Tetsuya Nishimura 1 , Naoko Kishimoto 1 , Masanobu Uyama 1 1Dept of Ophthalmol, Kansai Med Univ pp.641-645
Published Date 1993/4/15
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1410908526
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We reviewed 20 cases 35 eyes of endogenous fungal endophthalmitis to determine the timing of pars plana vitrectomy. Patients were treated with systemic miconazole or fluconazole for 1 to 2 weeks. Vitrectomy was performed when these medications proved futile. We divided the cases into 4 stages according to the severity of endophth-almitis. Stage 1: exudates localized in the retina and choroid. Stage 2: exudates invading the vitreous but fluffy like vitreous opacity is slight and localized. Stage 3: widespread vitreous opac-ity with partly visible fundus. Stage 4: dense vitreous opacity with invisible fundus. Medication was effective in 18 eyes of 22 eyes belonging to stages 1 or 2. Vitrectomy was necessary in 4 eyes. Most cases attained final visual acuity of 0.5 or more. Medications were ineffective in 13 eyes belonging to stage 3 or 4, necessitating eventual vitrectomy in 11 eyes. Cure was obtained in 5 out of 6 eyes in stage 3 but final visual acuity was poor due to retinal degeneration. Vitrectomy was futile in 3 out of 5 eyes due to retinal necrosis in stage 4. We advocate vitrectomy in stage 2 when medica-tion is ineffective and in all cases in stage 3.


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