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Takehiro Yamashita1, Norihito Doi, Taiji Sakamoto
1Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Sakuragaoka 8-35-1, 890-8582 Kagoshima, Japan.
Purpose:
To report a case of endophthalmitis after triamcinolone acetonide (TA)-assisted par plane vitrectomy (PPV).
Methods:
A 60-year-old Japanese man developed endophthalmitis after TA-assisted PPV for diabetic macular edema. Preoperative visual acuity was 20/200. Four days after surgery, endophthalmitis associated with anterior chamber hypopyon was noticed; the patient's vision had deteriorated to hand motion. In spite of severe cell infiltration, the ciliary injection and ocular pain were not significant.
Results:
The additional PPV with irrigation of cefazolin (40 microg/ml) and gentamicin (8 microg/ml) was performed. Endophthalmitis resolved soon after this treatment. Staphylococcus epidermidis was detected in the intravitreous samples. The patient's visual acuity improved to 20/100.
Conclusion:
Endophthalmitis may be a complication of TA-assisted PPV with unique signs and symptoms.
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