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Ramyaa Srinivasan,* Krishnakanta Roy,* Meenakshi Mahesh, Janani Surya, Rajiv Raman Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Vision Research Foundation – Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Rajiv Raman, Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Vision Research Foundation – Sankara Nethralaya, Sankara Nethralaya (Main Campus), No. 41 (Old 18), College Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600006, India, Tel +91 9444288708, Fax +91-44-28254180, Email rajivpgraman@gmail.comPurpose: To determine the functional and anatomical outcomes of patients with endophthalmitis with concurrent or delayed onset retinal detachment (RD), and compare the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative features.Patients and Methods: This was a retrospective review of 121 eyes in 121 patients presenting with endophthalmitis and RD. Subjects were categorized into two groups: endophthalmitis with delayed onset RD (group 1, N=76) and endophthalmitis with concurrent RD (group 2, N=45).Results: The mean age of patients in groups 1 and 2 was 38.21± 21.60 and 46.78± 24.42 years, respectively (P=0.047). Exogenous endophthalmitis was common in both groups 1 and 2 (86.84% and 84.44%, respectively). No significant differences were found between the groups in the type of RD, retinal breaks, number of quadrants involved or proliferative vitreoretinopathy grade. In the overall cohort, visual acuity improved post-surgery in one-third of the patients who were in the near or total blindness category at presentation. We found good anatomical success rates of an attached retina in both groups 1 and 2 (84.3% and 77.7%, P=0.376).Conclusion: Our study presents the results of patients with endophthalmitis and delayed onset RD or concurrent RD. It shows a few differences in presentation between the groups, but the anatomical and functional outcomes were almost the same.Keywords: endophthalmitis, delayed onset retinal detachment, concurrent retinal detachment, functional outcomes and anatomical outcomes