Bacterial Endophthalmitis Following Sutureless Cataract Surgery
- 1 March 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Ophthalmology (1950)
- Vol. 111 (3) , 377-379
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1993.01090030095047
Abstract
• We examined a patient who developed group G streptococcal endophthalmitis following phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation and sutureless wound closure. Pathologic examination of the enucleated globe 1 month after surgery revealed an intense suppurative reaction centered in the anterior chamber and an open surgical wound filled with fibrinopurulent granulation tissue. Inadequate draping, a high number of instruments passing into and out of the eye during surgery, and wound testing for water tightness with viscoelastic substance in the eye were observed on a videotape of the surgery.Keywords
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