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Tsuneaki Handa1, Hinako Tsunekawa, Masahiro Zako
1Department of Ophthalmology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan.
Purpose:
To describe two patients with Behçet's disease who underwent cataract surgery one week after infliximab administration.
Methods:
Patients received preoperative antibiotic therapy with 0.5% levofloxacin eye drops and 500 mg levofloxacin oral tablets, followed by cataract surgery one week after infliximab administration. We observed ocular findings following cataract surgery, phacoemulsification-aspiration, and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation.
Results:
There were no intraoperative complications. Neither ocular inflammatory attacks nor infectious complications were found in the operated eyes of both patients during follow-up.
Conclusion:
Administration of infliximab one week before cataract surgery is safe and effective for patients with Behçet's disease.
