Dr.Vedant Rajoriya

Dr.Shreya Shah, Prof. Dr.Mehul Shah, Dr. Riddhi Shah

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:ENDOPHTHALMITIS IS AN INFLAMMATION OF BOTH ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR CHAMBER COMPLICATED BY SYSTEMIC INFECTION,INTRAOCULAR SURGERY OR PENETRATING TRAUMA.
METHODS:A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY WAS DONE WITH CREATION OF FORMAT AND RETRIVAL OF DATA FROM EMR AND ANALYSED WITH SPSS 22.DESCRIPTIVE AND CROSS TABULATION USED FOR ANALYSES.P VALUE <0.05 CONSIDERED STASTICALLY SIGNIFICANT.
RESULTS: OUR COHORT HAD114 CASES.MEAN AGE OF PATIENTS 45.44 YEARS,FEMALE 44(38.6%) AND MALE 70(61.4%).OUT OF 114, 21 PEDIATRIC AGE GROUP,49.1% IATROGENIC,46.5% TRAUMATIC AND 4.4% DUE TO OTHER CAUSES . 8 EYES (7%)IMMEDIATELY SUBJECTED TO SURGERY.SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE WAS FOUND IN VISION PRE AND POST TREATMENT(P= 0.000). IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION WAS FOUND TO HAVE BETTER OUTCOME (P=0.000)
CONCLUSION:ENDOPHTHALMITIS CARRIES DEVASTATING OUTCOME IF NOT RECOGNIZED AND TREATED PROMPTLY.PREVENTION,EARLY RECOGNITION, PROMPT MANAGEMENT AND CLOSE MONITORING CAN MINIMIZE SUCH OUTCOME.