To investigate the relationship between axial length and the risk of infectious endophthalmitis (IE) following micro-incisional vitrectomy and membrane peeling surgery.
Examined eyes undergoing micro-incisional vitrectomy and membrane peeling surgery.
Focused on patients with high myopia and macular telangiectasia (MTM).
Monitored intraocular pressure (IOP) in the early postoperative period.
Identified a correlation between long axial length and a higher risk of postoperative IE.
Noted that eyes with high myopia had lower IOP after surgery, increasing susceptibility to infection.
Abstract
In MIVS-MP, eyes with high myopia and MTM, which were likely to have lower IOP in the early postoperative period, were more susceptible to postoperative IE.