In which cases of post-injection endophthalmitis should early vitrectomy be considered if there is little to no improvement 48 hours after a tap and inject and there is no organism isolated?
Answer from: at Community Practice
Prompt vitrectomy should be considered in all patients with post-injection endophthalmitis (PIE) if there is no improvement 48 hrs after a tap and inject. The initial tap did not identify the organism. Non-infectious endophthalmitis can be included in the differential diagnosis of persistent inflamm...
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at Shannon Medical Center I usually do not wait 48 hours to perform the vitr...
I usually do not wait 48 hours to perform the vitr...