POSTTRAUMATIC ENDOPHTHALMITIS: An 18-Year Case Series

Purpose: To describe the demographics, characteristics, management, and visual outcomes of eyes diagnosed with endophthalmitis after open globe injury. Methods: Retrospective cohort analysis of all patients diagnosed with endophthalmitis after open globe injury from 1997 to 2015 at University Hospital, Newark, NJ. Results: Twenty-six eyes were identified (all male patients; mean age: 37 ± 15 years). Cultures were positive in 16 eyes (62%), with Staphylococcus species (7 eyes, 44%) being the most common organism. Twelve eyes (46%) presented with open globe injury and concurrent endophthalmitis; 14 eyes (54%) developed endophthalmitis a mean of 14 days after open globe repair (OGR; 1 outlier of 98 days excluded). All eyes were managed with systemic and intravitreal antibiotics. The presence of intraocular foreign body (P
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