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Case Reports
. 1999 May;25(5):725-7.
doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(99)00020-6.

Bacterial endophthalmitis after suture removal

R B Culbert  1 , R G Devenyi
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Bacterial endophthalmitis after suture removal

R B Culbert et al. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1999 May.

Abstract

We present 3 cases of endophthalmitis following suture removal after cataract surgery. In all cases, prophylactic antibiotics had been used. Treatment included vitreous tap and intravitreal antibiotic injection, with only 1 of the 3 patients regaining good visual acuity. Because povidone-iodine 5% is more effective at decreasing conjunctival bacterial counts than topical antibiotics, we recommend this method of conjunctival preparation before suture removal.

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  • Endophthalmitis after suture removal.
    Kokolakis S, Zafirakis P, Ladas ID, Livir-Rallatos G, Damanakis A. Kokolakis S, et al. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2000 May;26(5):632. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(00)00460-0. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2000. PMID: 10850920 No abstract available.

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