TY - JOUR
T1 - Recurrent pseudomonas aeruginosa endophthalmitis
AU - Gupta, Seema
AU - Emerson, Geoffrey G.
AU - Christina, J. Flaxel
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - Purpose: To report a case of recurrent endophthalmitis resulting from Pseudomonas aeruginosa requiring removal of the intraocular lens and lens capsule to eradicate the infection. Methods: Evaluation for management of presumed endophthalmitis after uneventful cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation. Results: Eventual resolution of P. aeruginosa intraocular infection after pars plana vitrectomy 3 times and removal of the intraocular lens and lens capsule with final visual acuity of 20/30. Conclusion: P. aeruginosa is an aggressive organism that often presents in a fulminant manner, requiring vitrectomy and repeated injections of intravitreal antibiotics. Rarely, the organism can be harbored in the lens capsule, requiring intraocular lens explantation and capsule removal for complete eradication and best visual recovery.
AB - Purpose: To report a case of recurrent endophthalmitis resulting from Pseudomonas aeruginosa requiring removal of the intraocular lens and lens capsule to eradicate the infection. Methods: Evaluation for management of presumed endophthalmitis after uneventful cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation. Results: Eventual resolution of P. aeruginosa intraocular infection after pars plana vitrectomy 3 times and removal of the intraocular lens and lens capsule with final visual acuity of 20/30. Conclusion: P. aeruginosa is an aggressive organism that often presents in a fulminant manner, requiring vitrectomy and repeated injections of intravitreal antibiotics. Rarely, the organism can be harbored in the lens capsule, requiring intraocular lens explantation and capsule removal for complete eradication and best visual recovery.
KW - Endophthalmitis
KW - IOL explantation
KW - Pseudomonas aeruginosa
KW - Recurrent pars plana vitrectomy
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U2 - 10.1097/ICB.0b013e31818c5e1b
DO - 10.1097/ICB.0b013e31818c5e1b
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80052219815
SN - 1935-1089
VL - 4
SP - 11
EP - 13
JO - Retinal Cases and Brief Reports
JF - Retinal Cases and Brief Reports
IS - 1
ER -