Outcomes of Late-Onset Bleb-Related Endophthalmitis Treated with Pars Plana Vitrectomy

Figure 2

Surgical procedure of the infected bleb excision and conjunctival advancement. All figures are surgeon’s view. (a) The period from starting symptom to initiation of treatment is 1 day. The white bleb opacity, the conjunctival hyperemia, and the cloudy anterior chamber with inflammation can be seen. (b) The infected bleb is removed completely after pars plana vitrectomy. (c) Conjunctival advancement is performed after sufficient posterior peritomy. The scleral flap was covered with the moved residual conjunctiva from the fornix to the limbus. (d) The moved conjunctiva was sutured at the limbus by a 10-0 nylon suture with a rounded-body needle.

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