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¹M.D., Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
²M.D., MBA, Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Naples, FL.
³Department of Ophthalmology, Pozna? City Hospital, Pozna?, Wielkopolska, Poland.
⁴M.D., PhD., Department of Ophthalmology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Warmia and Mazury, Poland. Endophthalmitis is relatively uncommon in clinical practice but is especially challenging for vitreoretinal specialists. Prior to the widespread use of pars plana vitrectomy, patients with endophthalmitis were often managed by cornea specialists or by comprehensive ophthalmologists. The Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study (EVS) showed the clear-cut role for pars plana vitrectomy for patients with more advanced infection following cataract surgery or secondary intraocular lens implantation. Keywords : Small gauge vitrectomy, silicone oil, antimicrobials