Postoperative mycotic endophthalmitis
We report a series of 4 patients who experienced a low-grade mycotic endophthalmitis 3 to 7 months after uneventful cataract surgery. In all patients, the capsular bag was irrigated several times and amphotericin B was instilled intraocularly as well as systemically. In the fourth patient, a pars pl...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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July 2010
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Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
Year: 2010, Volume: 36, Issue: 7, Pages: 1233-1234 |
| ISSN: | 1873-4502 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.04.025 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.04.025 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://journals.lww.com/jcrs/Abstract/2010/07000/Postoperative_mycotic_endophthalmitis.26.aspx 
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| Author Notes: | Florian Rensch, Frank C. Schlichtenbrede, Jost B. Jonas |
| Summary: | We report a series of 4 patients who experienced a low-grade mycotic endophthalmitis 3 to 7 months after uneventful cataract surgery. In all patients, the capsular bag was irrigated several times and amphotericin B was instilled intraocularly as well as systemically. In the fourth patient, a pars plans vitrectomy was been performed. Microbiological examination of aqueous humor samples revealed Candida parapsilosis in 3 patients and Candida albicans in 1 patient as causative microorganisms. At follow-up examinations performed up to 12 months after the lavage, visual acuities were 0.2, 0.1, 0.1, and hand motion in the 4 patients, respectively. The main reason for the remaining reduction in visual acuity was retinal and optic nerve atrophy. The findings show that a mycotic etiology of postoperative low-grade infectious endophthalmitis should be considered. |
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| ISSN: | 1873-4502 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.04.025 |