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Endophthalmitis following combined cataract extraction and placement of an iStent trabecular bypass device
- Source :
- American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, Vol 20, Iss , Pp 100830- (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2020.
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Abstract
- Purpose: To report a case of post-operative endophthalmitis following combined cataract extraction and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery with placement of the iStent drainage device. Observation: An 87-year-old woman with a nuclear sclerotic cataract and primary open angle glaucoma underwent elective phacoemulsification cataract extraction with iStent placement. Surgery was complicated only by the inability to properly place the second iStent despite several attempts. At 4 days post-operatively she was diagnosed with endophthalmitis. Despite the prompt intravitreal injections of broad spectrum antibiotics, she lost all perception of light. Cultures of anterior chamber aspirates failed to identify a causative organism. Conclusion and importance: In what we believe to be the first report of endophthalmitis associated with placement of the iStent, complete loss of vision occurred. Surgeons need to be aware that iStent placement may be complicated by severe endophthalmitis.
- Subjects :
- Endophthalmitis
iStent
MIGS
Cataract
Trabecular bypass
Ophthalmology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 24519936
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 100830-
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.65a38f281ee8402aacda82df29edf250
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100830