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Aims: To analyse the changes in endothelial cell density (ECD) after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and to identify the factors implicated.  Patients and Methods: This was a prospective, consecutive, and non-randomised, case-control study. All 23-gauge vitrectomies were performed by a single surgeon at a tertiary centre. ECD was measured at baseline before surgery and on postoperative Days 30, 90, an...

Purpose: To report the rare case of a 29-year-old male with a history of keratoconus, who presented with a primary iris stromal cyst which eventually showed spontaneous regression.  Methods: Description of the clinical findings in the case of a 29-year-old male with a prior history of keratoconus, but no eye surgery or trauma, who consulted for an iris cyst in the left eye, diagnosed 9 months earl...

Aims: To describe the aetiology and microbial susceptibility profile of endophthalmitis cases treated at an ophthalmological referral centre in Colombia. Material and Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was carried out with all endophthalmitis cases referred to the Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander FOSCAL (Floridablanca, Colombia) from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2015. Results: 121 eye...