Aspergillus endophthalmitis after sutureless cataract surgery.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We studied a case of Aspergillus endophthalmitis after sutureless cataract surgery. A patient underwent sutureless phacoemulsification complicated by a posterior capsular tear. She subsequently developed Aspergillus endophthalmitis. Amphotericin B was injected intravitreally at the time of repeat pars plana vitrectomy. The eye was enucleated because of pain and poor response to treatment. We recommend suturing the wound in any eye that has experienced a complication of surgery.
Medical subject headings
- Aspergillosis
- Endophthalmitis
- Eye Infections, Fungal
- Phacoemulsification
- Suture Techniques