Endophthalmitis after phakic intraocular lens implantation to correct highmyopia

Authors
Perez-Santonja, JJ Ruiz-Moreno, JM de la Hoz, F Giner-Gorriti, C Alio, JL
Citation
Jj. Perez-santonja et al., Endophthalmitis after phakic intraocular lens implantation to correct highmyopia, J CAT REF S, 25(9), 1999, pp. 1295-1298
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Optalmology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY
ISSN journal
08863350 → ACNP
Volume
25
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1295 - 1298
Database
ISI
SICI code
0886-3350(199909)25:9<1295:EAPILI>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A 36-year-old woman had uneventful implantation of an angle-supported anter ior chamber phakic intraocular lens (IOL) to correct high myopia. On the fi rst postoperative day, she developed infectious endophthalmitis likely asso ciated with intraoperative contamination. Group B beta-hemolytic Streptococ cus endophthalmitis was confirmed by microbiologic studies. To our knowledg e, this is the first documented case of infectious endophthalmitis after an terior chamber phakic IOL implantation to correct high myopia. (C) 1999 ASC RS and ESCRS.