PURPOSE: To describe the management of endophthalmitis in an eye filled with silicone oil for prolonged internal retinal tamponade. METHODS: A patient with a silicone oil-filled eye developed endophthalmitis postoperatively. Results of clinical examination, diagnostic procedures, and surgical management are described. RESULTS: Removal of the silicone oil, injection of antibiotics into the fluid-filled vitreous cavity, and reinjection of silicone oil resulted in resolution of the endophthalmitis and improvement in vision. CONCLUSIONS: Aggressive management of endophthalmitis in an eye requiring silicone oil tamponade may salvage useful vision.
PURPOSE: To describe the management of endophthalmitis in an eye filled with silicone oil for prolonged internal retinal tamponade. METHODS: A patient with a silicone oil-filled eye developed endophthalmitis postoperatively. Results of clinical examination, diagnostic procedures, and surgical management are described. RESULTS: Removal of the silicone oil, injection of antibiotics into the fluid-filled vitreous cavity, and reinjection of silicone oil resulted in resolution of the endophthalmitis and improvement in vision. CONCLUSIONS: Aggressive management of endophthalmitis in an eye requiring silicone oil tamponade may salvage useful vision.