RATIONALE OF CORTICOSTEROIDS IN THE TREAT MENT OF POSTOPERATIVE ENDOPHTHALMITIS

Postoperative endophthalmitis, which has a dreadful reputation, needs early and aggressive treatment. Apart local and systemic antibiotic th erapy, the place of corticosteroid treatment is still discussed. The a uthors retrospectively compared three groups of patients treated with appropriate antibiotics but with different corticosteroid. Group I rec eived high dose corticosteroids early regimen, group II received delay ed corticosteroids treatment and group III did not receive corticoster oids. Visual recovery as well as vitreous transparency better in group I.