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Management of endophthalmitis in a silicone oil-filled eye
I E Zimmer-Galler1, A Santos, J A Haller
1Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Purpose:
To describe the management of endophthalmitis in an eye filled with silicone oil for prolonged internal retinal tamponade.
Methods:
A patient with a silicone oil-filled eye developed endophthalmitis postoperatively. Results of clinical examination, diagnostic procedures, and surgical management are described.
Results:
Removal of the silicone oil, injection of antibiotics into the fluid-filled vitreous cavity, and reinjection of silicone oil resulted in resolution of the endophthalmitis and improvement in vision.
Conclusions:
Aggressive management of endophthalmitis in an eye requiring silicone oil tamponade may salvage useful vision.