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In this study, we aim to evaluate the effect of early vitrectomy on the visual acuity of patients with postcataract endophthalmitis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study was a single-arm clinical trial on 27 patients with postcataract surgery endophthalmitis. Early vitrectomy was the intervention. Visual acuity as the primary outcome was evaluated and compared at baseline, at discharge, and 1 and 3 months after the intervention.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>From 27 patients who included in our study, six patients gain favorable visual acuity of 5\/10 and above (success rate = 22%), and four of them have no improvement in their visual acuity. Retinal detachment was reported as a complication in just one case. Negative culture was a predictor for success in terms of visual acuity after the surgery. All patients who gain favorable results, presented in the first 15 days after the cataract surgery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The result of our study showed that, considering complete, early vitrectomy for the treatment of postcataract surgery endophthalmitis, especially for those who presented in the first 15 days of cataract surgery and for those who have negative culture is promising.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/abr.abr_44_21","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,10,27]],"date-time":"2023-10-27T02:18:03Z","timestamp":1698373083000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Early Vitrectomy: An Effective Treatment for Acute Postcataract Surgery Endophthalmitis"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Farhad","family":"Fazel Najafabadi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Isfahan Eye Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ali","family":"Salehi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Isfahan Eye Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohammad Hadi","family":"Vaezi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Isfahan Eye Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Heshmatollah","family":"Ghanbari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Isfahan Eye Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohamadreza","family":"Fazel Najafabadi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Isfahan Eye Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nima","family":"Koosha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Isfahan Eye Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zahra","family":"Jafarzadeh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahr-e Kord, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1-20240830","first-page":"961","article-title":"Trend in cataract surgical rate in iran provinces","volume":"43","author":"Hashemi","year":"2014","journal-title":"Iran J Public Health"},{"key":"R2-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e71731","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0071731","article-title":"Risk factors for acute endophthalmitis following cataract surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"8","author":"Cao","year":"2013","journal-title":"PLoS One"},{"key":"R3-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"227","DOI":"10.1111\/1469-0691.12118","article-title":"Endophthalmitis","volume":"19","author":"Durand","year":"2013","journal-title":"Clin Microbiol Infect"},{"key":"R4-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"673","DOI":"10.4103\/ijo.IJO_509_17","article-title":"A literature review and update on the incidence and microbiology spectrum of postcataract surgery endophthalmitis over past two decades in India","volume":"65","author":"Lalitha","year":"2017","journal-title":"Indian J Ophthalmol"},{"key":"R5-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"121","DOI":"10.2147\/OPTH.S6461","article-title":"Endophthalmitis: Pathogenesis, clinical presentation, management, and perspectives","volume":"4","author":"Kernt","year":"2010","journal-title":"Clin Ophthalmol"},{"key":"R7-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"101","DOI":"10.1016\/j.joco.2016.05.002","article-title":"Post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis: Brief literature review","volume":"28","author":"Hashemian","year":"2016","journal-title":"J Curr Ophthalmol"},{"key":"R8-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1479","DOI":"10.1001\/archopht.1995.01100120009001","article-title":"Results of the endophthalmitis vitrectomy study. 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