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Case Reports
. 2008 Mar-Apr;56(2):155-7.
doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.39125.

Direct aspiration of capsular bag material in a case of sequestered endophthalmitis

Lingam Gopal  1 , Amit Nagpal, Aditya Verma
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Case Reports

Direct aspiration of capsular bag material in a case of sequestered endophthalmitis

Lingam Gopal et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2008 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Chronic recurrent endophthalmitis can occur following uncomplicated cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation secondary to organisms sequestered in the capsular bag. There is a need to identify these sequestered organisms to facilitate appropriate management. Frequently, specimens from the anterior chamber and vitreous cavity could be unyielding, especially in the early cases in which the vitreous is still uninvolved. This article highlights the technique of directly sampling the capsular bag material in the effective diagnosis of the organism, which facilitates the total cure by irrigation with appropriate antibiotics into the capsular bag.

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Photomicrograph of the grams stained smear revealing plenty of gram-positive pleomorphic bacilli (×60)
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