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. 2021 Jan 18;14(1):97–105. doi: 10.18240/ijo.2021.01.14

Table 3. Medical therapy and surgical intervention.

Patient Eye affected Systemic antifungal therapy and duration Intravitreal antifungal therapy No. of intravitreal injections
Surgical intervention Oral steroids Intravitreal steroids
RE LE
1 LE Fluconazole, 3wk Voriconazole (100 µg/0.1 mL) 1 Lensectomy, vitrectomy with secondary IOL implantation - -
2 RE Fluconazole, 2wk Voriconazole (100 µg/0.1 mL) 1 Diagnostic vitrectomy initially, later combined phacoemulsification, IOL implantation, gas tamponde with endolaser and subsequently vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade - -
3 Both Voriconazole, 48wk Voriconazole (50 µg/0.1 mL) 3 1 Vitrectomy in each eye +48wk -
4 Both Fluconazole, 22wk Voriconazole (100 µg/0.1 mL) 4 4 Vitrectomy in each eye +36wk +one injection of dexamethasone (0.4 mg/0.1 mL) in each eye
5 LE Voriconazole, 40wk Voriconazole (50 µg/0.1 mL) 8 Vitrectomy twice at 16 week-interval because of non-clearing vitritis +40wk +one injection of dexamethasone (0.4 mg/0.1 mL)
6 RE Fluconazole, 6wk Voriconazole (100 µg/0.1 mL) 1 Vitrectomy - -
7 RE Fluconazole, 2wk Did not receive 0 Vitrectomy - -
8 Both Fluconazole, 8wk Amphotericin (5 µg/0.1 mL) 1 1 RE lensectomy and vitrectomy, no surgical intervention in LE - -
9 Both Fluconazole, 6wk Amphotericin (5 µg/0.1 mL) 1 0 RE vitrectomy, no surgical intervention in LE - -
10 Both Fluconazole, 6wk initially and for 5 additional months on LE recurrence LE amphotericin on recurrence of EFE (5 µg/0.1 mL) 0 1 No surgical intervention in either eye - -
11 Both Fluconazole, 8wk RE voriconazole, (100 µg/0.1 mL) LE amphotericin (one injection; 5 µg/0.1 mL), then voriconazole (one injection) 3 2 Vitrectomy in each eye +8wk -
12 Both Amphotericin, 8wk Voriconazole (100 µg/0.1 mL) 2 1 Vitrectomy in each eye - -
13 RE Voriconazole, 5wk Two injections of amphotericin (10 µg/0.1 mL), later one injection of voriconazole (100 µg/0.1 mL) 3 Vitrectomy +5wk -

RE: Right eye; LE: Left eye; IOL: Intraocular lens.