Incidence of endophthalmitis after 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy

Incidence of endophthalmitis after 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy

Abstract Background Endophthalmitis is a rare but severe complication following PPV. The incidence of endophthalmitis varies between 20-gauge, 23-gauge, and 25-gauge incisions. The incidence and clinical features of endophthalmitis after 23-gauge PPV in an eye hospital in China was reported in this...

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Main Authors: Zhong Lin, Xiaofen Feng, Liya Zheng, Nived Moonasar, Lijun Shen, Ronghan Wu, Feng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Subjects:
endophthalmitis
23-gauge
pars plana vitrectomy
postoperative complication
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-018-0678-5

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