Table 3. Comparison of clinical profile of post vitrectomy endophthalmitis with historical information on post cataract surgery endophthalmitis.
| Feature | Present study Endophthalmitis after Vitreous surgery (n = 45) |
Previous studies Endophthalmitis after cataract surgery (n = 124) |
p-values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First presentation | Mean (SD) (in days) | 8.83 (12.0) | 15.8+24.0@ | 0.064 |
| 1st week | 73.4% | 50%@ | 0.006 | |
| 2nd week and beyond | 26.6% | 50% | 0.006 | |
| Anterior Segment | Presence of fibrin | 93.3% | 72.5@ | 0.004 |
| Presence of corneal edema | 44.4% | 73.5%@ | 0.001 | |
| Presence of hypopyon | 53.3% | 50%@ | 0.705 | |
| Intra-ocular pressure | Low | 8.9% | - | |
| Normal | 44.4% | - | ||
| High | 46.6% | - | ||
| Vitreous involvement | Vitritis | 62.2% | - | |
| Vitreous exudate | 17.8% | - | ||
| No view | 37.8% | 65.5%@ | 0.001 | |
| Choroidal detachment | 2.2% | - | ||
| Corneal ulcer | 2.2% | - | ||
| Scleral necrosis | 4.4% | - | ||
@Gupta A, Gupta V, Dogra MR, Pandav SS, Ray P, Chakraborty A. Spectrum and clinical profile of post cataract surgery endophthalmitis in North India. Indian journal of ophthalmology. 2003 Jun 1;51(2):139.