Review Article
Chronic Postoperative Endophthalmitis: A Review of Clinical Characteristics, Microbiology, Treatment Strategies, and Outcomes
Table 4
Visual acuity outcomes by causative organism in chronic post operative endophthalmitis [
5,
16,
18,
28].
| | Organism | ≥20/40 | 20/50 ≥ 20/400 | <20/400 ≥ 5/200 | <5/200-NLP |
| | P. acnes () | 36/66 (54.5%) | 20/66 (30%) | 2 (3%) | 8/66 (12%) | | Gram positive () | 5/10 (50%) | 2/10 (20%) | 1/10 (10%) | 1/10 (10%) | | Fungal () | 5/13 (38.5%) | 3/13 (23%) | 2/13 (15%) | 3/13 (23%) | |
*Others () | 1/9 (11%) | 2/9 (22%) | 0 | 6/9 (66.6%) |
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*Others: gram-negative, mycoplasma, and mixed organisms.
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