TY - JOUR AU - Soomro, Abdul Rafio AU - Soomro, Fayaz Ahmed AU - Hussain, Munawar AU - Soomro, Abdul Qadeem AU - Qidwai, Nazia AU - Tariq, Anas Bin PY - 2020/05/04 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Visual Outcome in Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Acute Postoperative Endophthalmitis after Cataract Surgery: Doi: 10.36351/pjo.v36i3.991 JF - Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology JA - pak J Ophthalmol VL - 36 IS - 3 SE - Original Articles DO - 10.36351/pjo.v36i3.991 UR - https://pjo.org.pk/index.php/pjo/article/view/991 SP - AB - <p>Purpose: To determine the visual outcomes in patients undergoing pars plana-vitrectomy (PPV) for acute postoperative&nbsp;endophthalmitis after cataract surgery.<br>Study Design: Quasi experimental study.<br>Place and Duration of Study: Al- Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Malir,&nbsp;Karachi for a period of 2 years.<br>Material and Methods: Thirty-three patients were selected using non-probability convenient sampling technique.<br>Patients with acute postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract surgery diagnosed clinically and on B-scan, with<br>visual acuity of only perception of light were included while patients with better visual acuity and any other types<br>of endophthalmitis were excluded. PPV was performed in all cases and the patients were examined postoperatively<br>on 1st day, 3rd day, 1, 2 and 3 weeks after surgery. During these follow ups, visual acuity was<br>recorded, detailed slit lamp and fundus examination was performed. Using SPSS version 20.0, chi-square test<br>was applied to test for significance keeping p-value of &lt; 0.05 as significant.<br>Results: Out of 33 patients 19 (57.6%) were males and 14 (42.4%) were females. Mean age of the patients was<br>54.50 ± 14.14 years. On 1st post-operative day 8 patients (24.2%) showed improvement of visual acuity from<br>perception of light to finger counting while 02 (6.1%) patients reported visual acuity of 6/60. On final visit at 3rd<br>week postoperatively, 19 patients (57.6%) had visual acuity of finger counting, 08 patients (24.2%) had hand<br>movement and 06 (18.2%) patients reported a visual acuity of 6/60.<br>Conclusion: PPV for acute post-cataract endophthalmitis results in&nbsp;favourable outcomes in terms of visual acuity.</p> ER -