Infectious keratitis in a paracentesis tract
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1Glaucoma Service and Research Laboratories, Wills Eye Hospital, Jefferson Medical School, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
Abstract:
A paracentesis is performed in glaucoma procedures as a flat, beveled tract to allow access into the anterior chamber after the filtration fistula is made. Complications related to the paracentesis are infrequent because it is a self-sealing wound. The authors report a case of infectious keratitis that developed in a paracentesis tract.
