Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (Jan 2012)
A case of endophthalmitis associated with limbal relaxing incision
- Aravind Haripriya,
- Taranum S Syeda
Affiliations
- Aravind Haripriya
- Taranum S Syeda
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.95879
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 60,
no. 3
pp. 223 – 225
Abstract
Limbal relaxing incisions (LRIs) are considered a relatively safe procedure with rapid stabilization and absence of infectious complications. Do we need to readdress this last impression? We report a case of nocardia endophthalmitis associated with an exudate at the site of an LRI in a patient who underwent routine cataract surgery. This case, to the best of our knowledge, is the first report of its kind, stressing the need for a cautious approach to the adoption of this method of astigmatic correction.
Keywords
- Plateau iris
- primary angle closure glaucoma
- prevalence
- Enucleation
- India
- indications
- trends
- Closure glaucoma
- primary angle
- scanning electron microscopy
- trabecular
- Apoptosis
- caspase-3/7
- cigarette smoke toxicant
- hydroquinone
- Blepharophimosis
- cosmetic
- functional
- single stage
- Refractive error
- rural area
- school children
- use of spectacles
- Bietti′s crystalline dystrophy
- choroidal neovascular membrane
- ranibizumab
- Blepharoptosis
- epidermal cyst
- excision
- eyelid
- AcrySof SN60T9
- cataract
- phacoemulsification
- post-keratoplasty astigmatism
- toric intraocular lens
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- optic neuritis
- sphenoid sinus mucocele
- visual evoked response
- Cartridge tip
- descemet′s tear
- intraocular Lens
- phacoemulsification
- Allergy
- cyclosporine
- vernal keratoconjunctivitis
- Endophthalmitis
- limbal relaxing incision
- nocardia
