AIM: To evaluate the clinical effects of vitrectomy in treating infectious endophthalmitis after cataract surgery.

METHODS: Totally 17 cases(17 eyes)suffered from infectious endophthalmitis after cataract surgery were analyzed retrospectively, endophthalmitis were treated with vitrectomy, postoperative follow-up of 3 months to 24 months.

RESULTS: After vitrectomy, intraocular infection of 17 cases was controlled, the vision improved at different degree, and all the eyeballs were saved.

CONCLUSION: Timely vitrectomy is a kind of effective and safe method for the endophthalmitis after cataract surgery.