Purpose: To report the incidence of acute endophthalmitis after triamcinolone acetonide-assisted pars plana vitrectomy (PPV).
Design: A retrospective multicenter interventional case series collected over 23 months.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the charts of all patients who underwent triamcinolone-assisted PPV at seven academic clinical centers or eye hospitals from January 2002 to November 2003.
Results: Of a total of 1,886 cases, only 1 case showed acute endophthalmitis due to Staphylococcus epidermidis (0.053%). No other cases showed any signs of postoperative endophthalmitis.
Conclusion: Intraoperative use of triamcinolone during PPV is not a high risk factor for acute endophthalmitis.
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