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Intravitreal Injection and Quantitation of Infection Parameters in a Mouse Model of Bacterial Endophthalmitis
Published on: February 6, 2021
[Macular infarction after intravitreal injection of amikacin: case report]
Luciana Negrão Frota de Almeida1, Miguel Gustavo Rosa da Rocha Canêdo, Rafael Negrão Frota de Almeida
1Clínica de Olhos do Pará, e Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG. lucianaalmeida@realizanet.com.br
Abstract:
The authors report a case of a patient who underwent cataract surgery with implantation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens and presented endophthalmitis on the second postoperative day. She was treated with intravitreal injection of amikacin, vancomycin and dexamethasone. After resolution of the infection the patient presented macular infarction and important loss of visual acuity due to amikacin toxicity.
