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  • Title: Risk factors in endophthalmitis leading to evisceration or enucleation.
    Author: Tsai YY, Tseng SH.
    Journal: Ophthalmic Surg Lasers; 2001; 32(3):208-12. PubMed ID: 11371087.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the risk factors associated with evisceration or enucleation in endophthalmitis cases. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted of all cases of endophthalmitis in a single unit over a 10-year period. The cases were divided into two groups. The group 1 consisted of patients with endophthalmitis who underwent evisceration or enucleation. The group 2 included patients with endophthalmitis who recovered with intravitreal injection or vitrectomy. RESULTS: During the 10-year study period, 86 patients with endophthalmitis were admitted for treatment. Evisceration or enucleation was undergone by 20 patients (23.2%) (Group 1); Group 2 consisted of 66 patients. Older age (P = 0.03), no light perception at presentation (P < 0.0001), endophthalmitis associated with corneal ulcer (P < 0.0001), and endogenous endophthalmitis (P = 0.048) were statistically significant factors associated with the need for evisceration or enucleation.
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