Five-Port Combined Limbal and Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Infectious Endophthalmitis.
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SUBMITTER: Xu K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5216242 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep-Dec
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Five-Port Combined Limbal and Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Infectious Endophthalmitis.
Xu Kunyong K Chin Eric K EK Almeida David R P DR
Case reports in ophthalmology 20160901 3
Pars plana vitrectomy for acute infectious endophthalmitis can be challenging due to severe inflammation in the anterior chamber creating significant media opacity. We describe a surgical technique combining limbal based vitrectomy and pars plana vitrectomy to manage acute infectious endophthalmitis. Limbal based vitrectomy facilitates removal of anterior chamber fibrin and inflammatory membranes for safe and optimal posterior pars plana vitrectomy. ...[more]
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