TY - JOUR
T1 - Endophthalmitis after dropless (Tri-Moxi injection) cataract surgery
AU - Ng, Caleb
AU - Chalam, Kakarla V.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2019.
PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - Introduction: A case of endophthalmitis after dropless cataract surgery with intravitreal Tri-Moxi associated with severe vision loss. Case summary: An 82-year-old male developed severe vision loss in the left eye 24 days after dropless cataract surgery with intravitreal Tri-Moxi injection. Best corrected visual acuity was hand motion in the left eye. Intraocular pressure was 13, with inferior keratic precipitates, 4 + cell with 1 mm layered hypopyon, and a plaque on the posterior capsule that blocked direct exam of the posterior segment. Ultrasonography revealed extensive vitritis without retinal or choroidal detachments. Conclusion: Endophthalmitis resolved and vision improved after management with vitreous tap, intravitreal and fortified topical antibiotics, and subsequent prompt pars plana vitrectomy. Vitreous sample grew fluoroquinolone-resistant staphylococcus epidermidis.
AB - Introduction: A case of endophthalmitis after dropless cataract surgery with intravitreal Tri-Moxi associated with severe vision loss. Case summary: An 82-year-old male developed severe vision loss in the left eye 24 days after dropless cataract surgery with intravitreal Tri-Moxi injection. Best corrected visual acuity was hand motion in the left eye. Intraocular pressure was 13, with inferior keratic precipitates, 4 + cell with 1 mm layered hypopyon, and a plaque on the posterior capsule that blocked direct exam of the posterior segment. Ultrasonography revealed extensive vitritis without retinal or choroidal detachments. Conclusion: Endophthalmitis resolved and vision improved after management with vitreous tap, intravitreal and fortified topical antibiotics, and subsequent prompt pars plana vitrectomy. Vitreous sample grew fluoroquinolone-resistant staphylococcus epidermidis.
KW - Dropless cataract surgery
KW - Tri-Moxi
KW - endophthalmitis
KW - intravitreal injection
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U2 - 10.1177/1120672119852505
DO - 10.1177/1120672119852505
M3 - Article
C2 - 31155929
SN - 1120-6721
VL - 30
SP - NP29-NP31
JO - European Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - European Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 5
ER -