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Challenging course of endophthalmitis with corneal ulcer following cataract surgery: successful management and visual rehabilitation

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 83 (), 2024
ABSTRACT The objective of this case report was to share the successful management of severe endophthalmitis, aiming at ocular integrity and visual acuity. A 73-year-old man presented with visual acuity of 20/30 in the right eye and 20/200 in the left eye. On the 21st day postoperatively after phacoemulsi...

Endoftalmitis endógena en un prematuro severo: reporte de caso clínico

Arch. pediatr. Urug; 95 (2), 2024
La endoftalmitis endógena es una patología con una incidencia de 0,1% a 4%, que puede llevar a complicaciones oculares severas e irreversibles. En recién nacidos se presenta principalmente como complicación de una sepsis especialmente en prematuros con bajo peso al nacer y factores de riesgo como son...

Efectividad del moxifloxacino intracameral profiláctico para reducir la endoftalmitis posterior a cirugía de cataratas en población chilena

Rev. méd. Chile; 151 (3), 2023
BACKGROUND: Endophthalmitis is a serious infectious complication of cataract surgery, which may lead to vision loss. Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of intracameral moxifloxacin in reducing endophthalmitis after cataract surgery in Chilean patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We reviewed all phacoemulsific...

Efectividad de la antibioticoterapia sistémica precoz en pacientes con endoftalmitis postraumática
Effectiveness of the early systemic antibiotic therapy in patients with postraumatic endophthalmitis

Medisan; 26 (3), 2022
Introducción: La endoftalmitis postraumática se define como una marcada inflamación de los fluidos y tejidos de las cavidades intraoculares, provocada por la invasión y replicación de microorganismos después de un traumatismo ocular a globo abierto, lo cual puede ocasionar la pérdida de la visión...

Characterization and distribution of viridans group streptococci isolated from infectious endophthalmitis and keratitis

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 83 (6), 2020
ABSTRACT Purpose: The aims of this study were to characterize alpha-hemolytic streptococci among isolates from cases of infectious endophthalmitis and keratitis and to determine their distributions. Methods: The sample included 27 and 35 nonduplicated isolates of alpha-hemolytic streptococci recovered ...

Endogenous endophthalmitis due to Kingella Kingae infectious endocarditis

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 79 (5), 2020
Abstract This report presents a rare case of endogenous endophthalmitis due to Kingella kingae infectious endocarditis. Endogenous endophthalmitis is a rare condition that has a systemic underlying cause, with hematogenic dissemination of a pathogen that will eventually reach and infect the eye. In this ...

Endoftalmite fúngica bilateral endógena

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 79 (4), 2020
Resumo É apresentado o caso de uma paciente do sexo feminino, 77 anos, internada por pielonefrite e tratada com antibóticos de amplo espectro, tendo desenvolvido endoftalmite endógena bilateral presumida por Candida. Foi submetida à vitrectomia via pars plana e injeção intravítrea de anfotericina ...

Successful treatment of fungal endophthalmitis using intravitreal caspofungin

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Fungal endophthalmitis is a rare condition often associated with poor prognosis. We present a case of postoperative acute fungal endophthalmitis caused by the yeast-like fungus Stephanoascus ciferrii (Candida ciferrii). The fungus was resistant to fluconazole, voriconazole, and amphotericin B bu...

Toxic anterior segment syndrome following deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT We present the case of a 31-year-old patient with toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) that developed after undergoing deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK). She had keratoconus, and despite wearing hard contact lenses for many years in the left eye, her vision had deteriorated; therefore...