Leung Ella H

Impact of Total Pars Plana Vitrectomy on Postoperative Complications in Aphakic, Snap-On, Type 1 Boston Keratoprosthesis.

Eyes that underwent total PPVs during implantation of aphakic, snap-on, type I Boston KPros had less postoperative complications than eyes with partial PPVs or AVs during the average 4 years of follow-up.

Persistently Vitreous Culture-Positive Exogenous Fungal Endophthalmitis.

Candida was the single most common isolate, but the majority of isolates were molds.

Persistently Vitreous Culture-Positive Exogenous Bacterial Endophthalmitis.

The most commonly identified organisms were gram-positive bacteria. There was good concordance in the antibiotic sensitivities between initial and subsequent cultures. Patients with persistently vitreous culture-positive endophthalmitis had poor visual outcomes.