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The mean age of the respondents was 43.2 \u00b1 0.5 years, and there was a male predominance (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 231, 73.8%). Post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis (PCSE) was the most common (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 273, 87.2%) reported variant, followed by post-traumatic endophthalmitis (PTE) (n=37,11.8%). Over 50% (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 181, 57.8%) of respondents followed Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study (EVS) guidelines for acute PCSE and about 60% (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 194, 61.9%) would not extrapolate EVS guidelines to other forms of endophthalmitis. A total of 159 (50.8%) respondents preferred using a vitreous\/anterior chamber tap with needle, and vitreous biopsy with vitrector was preferred by 117 (37.3%) respondents. Vancomycin\u2013ceftazidime remains the preferred combination of empirical intravitreal antibiotics (IVAs), and 169 (54%) preferred injecting intravitreal steroids along with IVA. About one-fourth (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 90, 28.8%) of the respondents preferred pars plana vitrectomy as the initial management for PCSE. SO was used mostly in cases with PTE (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 176, 56.2%). Prophylactic measures to prevent endophthalmitis varied among the respondents.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Majority of the Indian vitreoretinal surgeons felt the need for amendment in the EVS guidelines, but would prefer to follow the EVS guidelines for managing endophthalmitis at present.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ijo.ijo_2757_24","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,28]],"date-time":"2025-05-28T11:03:05Z","timestamp":1748430185000},"page":"881-885","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Preferred practice patterns of endophthalmitis management and prevention: A survey among the members of Vitreoretinal Society of India \u2013 Study by the VRSI study group"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"73","author":[{"given":"Deepanshu","family":"Agrawal","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Vitreo-retina Services, Choithram Netralaya, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anil B","family":"Gangwe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vitreo-retina Services, MGM Eye Institute, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Koushik","family":"Tripathy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vitreo-retina Services, ASG Eye Hospital, Kolkata West Bengal, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pradeep","family":"Sagar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vitreo-retina Services, Sankara Eye Hospital, Shimoga, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"P Mahesh","family":"Shanmugam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vitreo-retina Services, Sankara Eye Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Manisha","family":"Agrawal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vitreo-retina Services, Shroff\u2019s Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Deepshikha","family":"Agrawal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cornea and Anterior Segment, MGM Eye Institute, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Raj Vardhan","family":"Azad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1-20260422","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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