Absence of Posterior Vitreous Detachment Is a Risk Factor of Severe Bleb-Related Endophthalmitis

Table 1

Clinical data of patients with bleb-related endophthalmitis.

Case	Age (years)	Gender	Type of glaucoma	Treatment	Preoperative VA	Postoperative VA	Postlectomy (years)	Avascular bleb	Bleb leakage	Chronic use of antibiotics
1	75	Male	SG (uveitis)	Vit	HM	HM	8	+	+	+
2	80	Male	NVG	IOL removal + Vit	HM	20/2000	6	+	+	−
3	82	Male	NVG	PEA-Vit	20/50	20/50	9	+	+	+
4	53	Female	POAG	Vit	HM	20/30	10	+	+	+
5	72	Male	POAG	Enucleation	sl(−)	sl(−)	15	+	+	+
6	83	Male	POAG	Vit	HM	HM	16	+	+	+
7	64	Male	POAG	IOL removal + Vit	HM	0.6	4	+	+	−
8	54	Male	POAG	PEA-Vit	HM	20/30	6	+	+	+
9	85	Female	POAG	IOL removal + Vit	HM	20/30	5	+	+	−
10	58	Male	POAG	PEA + Vit	sl(+)	20/200	6	+	+	−

SG, secondary glaucoma; NVG, neovascular glaucoma; POAG, primary open-angle glaucoma; Vit; vitrectomy; PEA, phacoemulsification and aspiration; IOL, intraocuar lens; VA, visual acuity; HM, hand motion; sl, sensus luminis.