Bacterial endophthalmitis after suture removal

被引:17
作者
Culbert, RB [1 ]
Devenyi, RG [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Toronto, Dept Ophthalmol, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
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10.1016/S0886-3350(99)00020-6
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R77 [眼科学];
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100212 ;
摘要
We present 3 cases of endophthalmitis following suture removal after cataract surgery. In all cases, prophylactic antibiotics had been used. Treatment included vitreous tap and intravitreal antibiotic injection, with only 1 of the 3 patients regaining good visual acuity. Because povidone-iodine 5% is more effective at decreasing conjunctival bacterial counts than topical antibiotics, we recommend this method of conjunctival preparation before suture removal. (C) 1999 ASCRS and ESCRS.
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