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Ophthalmologe 2019 Apr 17. Epub 2019 Apr 17.

Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Göttingen, Deutschland.

Background: Sutured scleral fixation of an artificial posterior chamber lens is a frequently used method for the treatment of eyes with poor or absent capsular support; however, the complication profile is often considered unfavorable.

Objective: To analyze the postoperative complication profile.

Methods: In this monocentric and retrospective analysis of a consecutive case series of patients with standardized sutured scleral fixation of a posterior chamber lens between 2007 and 2017, the documented complications were categorized as a permanent threat to visual acuity, such as endophthalmitis, choroidal hemorrhage, retinal detachment and clinically relevant but without a permanent threat to visual acuity, such as hemorrhage and hypotension. Read More

Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2019 8;74:e837. Epub 2019 Apr 8.

Divisao Laboratorio Central (LIM 03), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR.

Objective: To report our experience using conventional culture methods (CM) and pediatric blood culture bottles (PBCBs) for vitreous sample culture of acute postoperative endophthalmitis.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted at the Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital das Clinicas, HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BR, from January 2010 to December 2015, and it included 54 patients with clinically suspected acute postoperative endophthalmitis. Vitreous samples were obtained by vitreous tap or vitrectomy. Read More

J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2019 Apr 5. Epub 2019 Apr 5.

1 Department of Ophthalmology, Fayoum University Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum, Egypt.

Purpose: To compare equal concentrations (0.5%) of moxifloxacin and gatifloxacin ophthalmic solutions with regard to conjunctival bacterial reduction as well as anterior chamber penetration.

Methods: One hundred patients were divided into 2 groups. Read More

Saudi J Ophthalmol 2019 Jan-Mar;33(1):99-101. Epub 2018 Jul 9.

Department of Ophthalmology, Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

We report a case of nonpainful uveitis nine months after an uncomplicated phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Chronic postoperative endophthalmitis was suspected. Diagnostic vitrectomy and partial capsular bag removal was performed, but the specimens cultured in microbiology laboratory showed no pathogens. Read More

Indian J Ophthalmol 2019 Apr;67(4):515-519

Department of Ophthalmology, Ningbo Eye Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of cyclophotocoagulation with an illuminated laser probe under a noncontact wide-angle retinoscope in treating refractory glaucoma.

Methods: Eleven patients (11 eyes) with refractory neovascular glaucoma were treated with ciliary body photocoagulation. Preoperative and postoperative corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure (IOP), ophthalmofundoscopy, B-ultrasound and ultrasound biomicroscopy, optical coherence tomography, and fundus fluorescein angiography were performed. Read More

J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2019 Mar 21. Epub 2019 Mar 21.

National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.

In the field of ophthalmology, postoperative endophthalmitis (POE) is a serious surgical complication, which may lead to poor visual outcome even after the infection has been controlled. In the study, we develop a sustained drug releasing system loaded with levofloxacin which is expected to be effective against common pathogens responsible for POE for at least 7 days after single application at the end of surgery. The results of study showed that the sol-gel transition temperature of the levofloxacin-loaded chitosan-gelatin-based solution was ~34°C. Read More

Ophthalmologica 2019 19;241(4):211-219. Epub 2019 Mar 19.

Division of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel,

Purpose: The main objective of this study was to investigate the microbiological spectrum of endophthalmitis after anti-VEGF injections and to compare streptococcal with non-streptococcus-associated cases with regard to baseline characteristics and injection procedure.

Methods: Retrospective, international multicenter study of patients with culture-positive endophthalmitis after intravitreal anti-VEGF injection at 17 different retina referral centers.

Results: Eighty-three cases with 87 identified pathogens were included. Read More

Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2019 May;30(3):159-164

Illinois Retina Associates, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL USA.

Purpose Of Review: This article reviews operative techniques and risks associated with microincision vitrectomy surgery.

Recent Findings: All three microincision vitrectomy surgery platforms (23, 25, and 27 gauge) are associated with both advantages and disadvantages, combined with similarly low rates of hypotony, endophthalmitis, corneal astigmatism, and postoperative inflammation.

Summary: Hybrid-gauge vitrectomy, utilizing larger gauge MIVS cannulas, preserves surgeon access to benefits of both larger and smaller gauge MIVS platforms without compromising safety, efficacy, or efficiency. Read More

J Glaucoma 2019 Mar 6. Epub 2019 Mar 6.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Callahan Eye Hospital, Birmingham, USA.

Purpose: To describe the first known case of Bacteroides spp. related blebitis, keratitis, and endophthalmitis following uncomplicated trabeculectomy METHODS:: Case report and literature review CASE: A: 63-year-old immunocompetent white male underwent uncomplicated trabeculectomy of his right eye. Two weeks later, a blebitis with adjacent keratitis was diagnosed, progressing over several days to endophthalmitis despite hourly topical fortified antibiotic therapy. Read More

BMC Ophthalmol 2019 Feb 26;19(1):62. Epub 2019 Feb 26.

Centre For Eye Research Australia, The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, University of Melbourne, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, Victoria, 3002, Australia.

Background: Povidone-Iodine (PI) may be diluted when used as an antiseptic prior to an intravitreal injection in an attempt to decrease patient discomfort. This study aims to investigate the effect of diluting povidone-iodine (PI) on bacterial growth from bacterial droplet dispersal associated with speech.

Methods: Participants read a standardised script for 5 min over a blood agar plate positioned at 20 cm in a simulated position of an intravitreal injection procedure. Read More

Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2019 Feb 20. Epub 2019 Feb 20.

Glaucoma Investigation and Research Unit, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Centre for Eye Research, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Importance: Bleb-associated endophthalmitis is a potentially vision-threatening complication of trabeculectomy. With improvements in surgical technique and changing patterns of intraoperative antimetabolite use, a re-evaluation of the incidence of bleb-associated endophthalmitis is warranted.

Background: To investigate changes in the incidence, presentation, management and outcomes of bleb-associated endophthalmitis between 1997 and 2015 in Victoria, Australia. Read More

Transl Vis Sci Technol 2019 Jan 13;8(1):21. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Iruma, Saitama, Japan.

Purpose: To investigate the safety and effectiveness of intravitreal injection (IVI) of 1.25% povidone iodine (PI) followed by vitrectomy using 0.025% PI irrigation for treating endophthalmitis. Read More

J Ophthalmol 2019 14;2019:1585830. Epub 2019 Jan 14.

Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.

Purpose: Bleb-related endophthalmitis (BRE) after glaucoma surgery is an infection caused by bacteria in the avascular bleb gaining access into the eye. We report the clinical features and outcome of 10 consecutive eyes with severe BRE treated at our hospital.

Methods: Ten patients (10 eyes) with stage IIIb BRE after trabeculectomy diagnosed and treated at the Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Medical University, between April 2013 and May 2015, were studied. Read More

Ophthalmology 2019 Jan 31. Epub 2019 Jan 31.

Department of Ophthalmology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Associated Retinal Consultants, Royal Oak, Michigan. Electronic address:

Purpose: To report the structural and functional outcomes of autologous neurosensory retinal transplant for closure of refractory large macular holes (MHs).

Design: Multicenter, retrospective, consecutive case series.

Participants: A total of 41 eyes of 41 patients with a full-thickness MH refractory to prior vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peel and tamponade. Read More

J Cataract Refract Surg 2019 Mar 25;45(3):343-350. Epub 2019 Jan 25.

School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of intracameral (IC) 0.5% moxifloxacin in the prevention of post-cataract endophthalmitis.

Setting: University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. Read More

J Ophthalmol 2018 27;2018:9250425. Epub 2018 Dec 27.

Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, 270 Xueyuan Road, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province 325027, China.

Purpose: To report a new technique for sutureless intrascleral fixation of three-piece foldable intraocular lenses (IOLs) using 25-gauge trocars.

Methods: We performed this technique on patients with insufficient posterior capsule support. Seventeen eyes from 15 patients with aphakia, dislocated IOL, or subluxated crystalline lens undergoing posterior chamber sutureless implantation of an IOL were studied. Read More

BMC Ophthalmol 2019 Jan 25;19(1):32. Epub 2019 Jan 25.

Department of Ophthalmology, Xi'an No. 4 Hospital, Shaanxi Eye Hospital, Affiliated Guangren Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710004, Shaanxi Province, China.

Purpose: To assess the incidence of acute-onset endophthalmitis after separate bilateral cataract surgeries less than 5 days apart (SBCS5).

Methods: The medical records of all patients who underwent SBCS5 at a single medical center between October 10, 2012 and July 31, 2017 were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: The medical records for treatment of 5374 eyes of 2687 patients were examined. Read More

Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2019 Mar 8;13:127-130. Epub 2018 Dec 8.

Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller, School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.

Purpose: To describe an immunosuppressed patient who developed acute-onset postoperative endophthalmitis caused by a moxifloxacin-resistant strain of after cataract surgery despite the use of intracameral moxifloxacin.

Observations: A 76-year old woman with a history of birdshot chorioretinopathy controlled on systemic immunosuppression underwent uneventful cataract surgery in her right eye. Compounded intracameral moxifloxacin 0. Read More

J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2019 Jan 6. Epub 2019 Jan 6.

Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan. Electronic address:

Purpose: Postoperative endophthalmitis caused by nontuberculous mycobacterium is a rare but devastating complication after intraocular surgery. However, optimal treatment strategies remain undetermined in view of its rarity.

Methods: We investigated the cases of culture-proven postoperative Mycobacteroides abscessus subsp. Read More

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2019 Apr 17;257(4):769-783. Epub 2019 Jan 17.

Department of Ophthalmology, Lund University, BMC D10, 22184, Lund, Sweden.

Purpose: To investigate the inflammatory response of current and future potential vitreous substitutes in an experimental in vivo vitrectomy model.

Methods: Twenty-five gauge pars plana vitrectomy was performed in the right eye of 60 pigmented rabbits, with subsequent injection of 0.5-1. Read More

BMC Ophthalmol 2019 Jan 16;19(1):20. Epub 2019 Jan 16.

Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, 270 Xueyuan Road, Wenzhou, 325027, Zhejiang, China.

Background: The complete disassembly of nuclear is the most challenging step in hard cataract surgery through microincision. The classic phaco chop technique often does not succeed, resulting in incomplete nuclear segmentation. The authors describe a technique to improve the efficacy and safety of the initial chopping. Read More

J Ophthalmol 2018 16;2018:5149154. Epub 2018 Dec 16.

Department of Ophthalmology, United Christian Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Purpose: To compare the surgical outcome of combined phacoemulsification and endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation (phacoECP) versus combined phacoemulsification and mitomycin C-augmented trabeculectomy (phacoTbx) in patients with coexisting glaucoma and visually significant cataract.

Methods: A retrospective review of 89 eyes of 89 patients who received phacoECP (=49) and phacoTbx (=40) was carried out at a tertiary eye center in Hong Kong. The minimum follow-up period was 6 months. Read More

Case Rep Ophthalmol 2018 Sep-Dec;9(3):484-486. Epub 2018 Dec 4.

Special Eye Hospital "Svjetlost,", Zagreb, Croatia.

is a human blood parasite that belongs to the genus . We would like to present a case of late endophthalmitis in one eye of a patient that underwent simultaneous bilateral grade 3 cataract surgery. Read More

Int J Pharm 2019 Mar 7;558:43-52. Epub 2019 Jan 7.

Centro de Química Estrutural, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz, Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz, Quinta da Granja, Monte de Caparica, 2829-511 Caparica, Portugal. Electronic address:

Cataract is highly prevalent among old population worldwide and replacement of the opacified crystalline lens by an intraocular lens (IOL) is the safest and the most effective treatment. Although not very frequently (0.02-0. Read More

BMJ Case Rep 2018 Dec 3;11(1). Epub 2018 Dec 3.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India.

Implantable collamer lenses (ICL) have gained popularity for correction of myopia where kerato-refractive procedures are not indicated as in cases of high myopic refractive errors. Toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) is a very uncommonly reported postoperative complication following ICL implantation. A young patient developed severe corneal oedema and anterior segment inflammation on the first day after ICL implantation. Read More

BMC Infect Dis 2018 Dec 18;18(1):671. Epub 2018 Dec 18.

Department of Ophthalmology, Ningbo Eye Hospital, 855 Minan Road, Ningbo, 315040, China.

Background: This study reports a case of Unilateral Endogenous Fungal Endophthalmitis After Esophageal Cancer Surgery.

Case Presentation: One patient presented with a month-long loss of vision in his left eye, he had surgery for esophageal cancer 2 months earlier. The patient underwent cataract surgery (by phacoemulsification) in the left eye combined with 25-gauge vitrectomy and silicone oil tamponade. Read More

Cesk Slov Oftalmol Spring 2018;74(1):9-14

Purpose: The objective of the study is to evaluate of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) with the use of EX-PRESS drainage implant. Evaluated was the decrease of intraocular pressure (IOP), visus stabilization, perimeter Humphrey - related finding (T 30-2), Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT) and possibility of reducing the local drug therapy.

Patients And Methods: Retrospective data analysis was performed in 40 eyes with POAG in 28 subjects (14 female- and 14 male patients) average-aged 69. Read More

BMJ Open Ophthalmol 2018 23;3(1):e000174. Epub 2018 Nov 23.

Dipartimento Neuromuscoloscheletrico e Organi di Sensi, Università degli Study di Firenze, Florence, Italy.

Objective: Intraocular lens (IOL) repositioning using a closed-eye approach could be carried out in some selected cases. Our study focuses on the efficacy and safety of a IOL closed-eye repositioning technique using scleral suture, which is performed using a trocar as an intrastromal limbal guide.

Methods And Analysis: Thirty-one eyes of 31 patients with late IOL dislocation operated on between January 2015 and May 2017 were included in this retrospective non-comparative consecutive case series study. Read More

Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi 2018 Dec;54(12):918-922

Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, College of Optometry and Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University Eye Institute, Tianjin 300384, China.

To report the clinical outcomes and safety profile of 27G(+) transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy (TSV) in eyes with posterior segment disease. Prospective, interventional case series. Eyes undergoing 27G(+) TSV for a vitreoretinal surgery indication were included from Dec 2015 to Mar 2016. Read More

Vestn Oftalmol 2018;134(5):104-110

Volga District Medical Centre, Federal Medical and Biological Agency, 2 Nizhnevolgskaya Naberegnaya, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation, 603001.

Intracameral injection of cefuroxime during phacoemulsification is considered effective in preventing endophthalmitis. Its widespread usage has led to the accumulation of data on local and systemic adverse reactions. The analysis of complications of cataract surgery with cefuroxime injections described in literature has allowed identifying a few different clusters of toxic and allergic reactions to intracameral cefuroxime for the first time. Read More

J Glaucoma 2019 Jan;28(1):75-79

Department of Ophthalmology.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the postoperative course after Xen45 Gel Stent implantation at the Medical University of Graz from 2014-2016.

Methods: Single-center, retrospective study. All patients with Xen implantation between 2014 and 2016 were included. Read More

Rev Esp Quimioter 2018 12 31;31(6):15-21. Epub 2018 Oct 31.

Santiago Grau Department of Pharmacy, Hospital del Mar, Parc de Salut Mar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.

Objective: Although topical antibiotics have been used as antimicrobial prophylaxis after ocular surgery, recent studies have determined that intracameral cefuroxime at the end of surgery significantly reduce the risk to suffer an infection and suggest that the use of topical antibiotics in the prophylaxis of infectious postoperative endophthalmitis (IPOE) is controversial. Moreover, there is no evidence to confirm the higher effectiveness of topical ciprofloxacin, considered the standard of care, or topical azithromycin in preventing IPOE of cataract surgeries.

Methods: IPOE topical prophylaxis was performed with two different strategies: with azithromycin from January 1st, 2010 to December 31st, 2014 (group I) and with ciprofloxacin from January 1st, 2015 to January 31st, 2017 (group II). Read More

Int J Ophthalmol 2018 18;11(10):1685-1690. Epub 2018 Oct 18.

Clinical Research Centre, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur 53000, Malaysia.

Aim: To report the incidence, risk factors and visual outcomes for postoperative endophthalmitis (POE) based on 7-year data from the Malaysian Ministry of Health Cataract Surgery Registry (MOH CSR).

Methods: Data was collected from the web-based MOH CSR. All consecutive cataract surgery patients from 1 June 2008 to 31 December 2014 were identified. Read More

Retina 2018 Oct 23. Epub 2018 Oct 23.

Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Center for Vitreoretinal Diseases, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.

Purpose: To describe the clinical presentation and management of Curvularia endophthalmitis and compare with previous published literature.

Methods: Retrospective interventional comparative case series and literature review. Eight cases with culture-proven Curvularia endophthalmitis from January 2000 to March 2018 underwent vitrectomy/vitreous biopsy, intravitreal antibiotic with or without additional procedures as appropriate. Read More

Eye (Lond) 2019 03 24;33(3):469-477. Epub 2018 Oct 24.

University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.

Aims: To assess the efficacy of Xen in reducing intraocular pressure (IOP) in varying glaucoma subtypes. To assess the effect of combined phacoemulsification. To determine the frequency of complications and explore further bleb management needed. Read More

Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2018 Oct 21. Epub 2018 Oct 21.

Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.

Postoperative endophthalmitis is a severe complication which may result in loss of vision. Intracameral antibiotics have been shown to reduce the risk of this complication and are extensively used worldwide, with vancomycin, cefuroxime and moxifloxacin most commonly used. Choices in Australia are currently limited to vancomycin and cefazolin, since cefuroxime and moxifloxacin are not available. Read More

Jpn J Ophthalmol 2018 Nov 15;62(6):699-705. Epub 2018 Oct 15.

Department of Ophthalmology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan.

Purpose: Enterococcus faecalis causes severe acute endophthalmitis and often leads to poor visual outcomes. Conjunctival bacterial cultures occasionally grow atypical bacteria including E. faecalis, which can potentially contribute to the development of postoperative endophthalmitis. Read More

Int Med Case Rep J 2018 8;11:259-262. Epub 2018 Oct 8.

Department of Ophthalmology, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan,

Objective: species are abundant, generally saprophytic, and widely distributed in the environment. On rare occasions, they cause endophthalmitis in immunocompromised patients or in immunocompetent patients with uncontrolled diabetic mellitus or immunosuppressive agents. We report a case of endophthalmitis caused by species in an immunocompetent patient without any disorders. Read More

Clin Ophthalmol 2018 11;12:1775-1784. Epub 2018 Sep 11.

Birmingham Institute for Glaucoma Research, Institute of Translational Medicine, Birmingham, UK,

Objective: The objective of the study was to present evidence of successful skills transfer of the Moorfields Safer Surgery System (MSSS) from the UK to Trinidad and Tobago and the safety and efficacy of this technique.

Methods: Hospital-based retrospective, consecutive, non-comparative case series study of 33 eyes (24 African-Caribbean patients; 16 male patients) with primary open-angle glaucoma undergoing trabeculectomy + mitomycin C (MSSS) by a single surgeon with UK Glaucoma Fellowship training. The clinical outcome measures included intraocular pressure (IOP), bleb morphology, postsurgical interventions, postoperative complications, and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at the final follow-up. Read More

Indian J Ophthalmol 2018 Oct;66(10):1429-1434

Guru Nanak Eye Centre, New Delhi, India.

Purpose: To report long-term safety and efficacy of trabeculectomy with collagen implant in Indian population.

Methods: All cases of trabeculectomy with Ologen Collagen Matrix implant performed over a 7-year period from May 2008 through April 2015 at a tertiary referral institute were reviewed. A total of 30 eyes of 28 patients were included in the study with two patients undergoing bilateral trabeculectomy. Read More

J Cataract Refract Surg 2018 Dec 18;44(12):1436-1440. Epub 2018 Sep 18.

From the Illinois Retina and Eye Associates (Kishore, Satar), Peoria, Department of Surgery (Kishore, Brown), University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria Campus, Peoria, the Department of Ophthalmology (Hahn), CGH Medical Center, Sterling, and Bond Eyes Associates (Bond), Pekin, Illinois, and West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (Satar), Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA.

Purpose: To report 4 cases of acute postoperative endophthalmitis (POE) after uneventful temporal clear corneal topical dropless cataract surgery involving intravitreal triamcinolone-moxifloxacin (TriMoxi).

Setting: Private practice in Peoria, IL, USA.

Design: Retrospective noncomparative case series. Read More

J Ophthalmol 2018 29;2018:3212740. Epub 2018 Aug 29.

Department of Vitreo-Retinal Services, Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, 1 Anna Nagar, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625020, India.

Aim: This paper aims at evaluating refractive outcome and complication profile of sutureless, glueless, flapless, intrascleral fixation of intraocular lens (SFIOL) in pediatric population.

Methods: This retrospective study included patients ≤18 years of age who underwent SFIOL for ectopia lentis. Details obtained included preoperative uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), cycloplegic refraction, and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA); intraoperative complications; and postoperative UCVA, cycloplegic refraction, and BCVA and complications. Read More

Clin Ophthalmol 2018 28;12:1567-1570. Epub 2018 Aug 28.

Department of Ophthalmology, Sant'Anna Clinical Institute, Brescia, Italy.

Background: Postoperative endophthalmitis is a severe complication after intraocular surgery. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the safety of intracameral cefuroxime in combined vitrectomy and phacoemulsification for cataract and various vitreoretinal disease.

Methods: The charts of 152 patients who underwent combined phacoemulsification, intraocular lens implant and pars plana vitrectomy were reviewed. Read More

Hosp Pharm 2018 Oct 12;53(5):321-325. Epub 2018 Feb 12.

Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

Extensive evidence-based literature supports the use of intracameral (IC) moxifloxacin for the prevention of postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract surgery. The Aurora Pharmacy Packaging Center (APPC) has developed a process for centrally preparing IC moxifloxacin. The aim of this study was to evaluate the centralized preparation of IC moxifloxacin production for quality assurance and to quantify a potential reduction in costs. Read More

Acta Ophthalmol 2019 Feb 5;97(1):e130-e131. Epub 2018 Sep 5.

Department of Ophthalmology, Canberra Hospital, Symonston, ACT, Australia.

Ocul Surf 2019 Jan 26;17(1):50-54. Epub 2018 Aug 26.

Smt Jadhavbai Nathamal Singhvee Glaucoma Services, Sankara Nethralaya, 18 College Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

To analyse the anatomical and functional outcomes of Boston type II keratoprosthesis at a tertiary eye care centre in South India. Retrospective chart review of 10 patients operated with Boston keratoprosthesis Type 2 between Feb 2013 and June 2017 were analysed. Outcome measures analysed included, visual outcome, device retention and postoperative complications. Read More

Clin Ophthalmol 2018 15;12:1449-1457. Epub 2018 Aug 15.

Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.

Background: Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) combined with phacoemulsification and primary intraocular lens implantation can be performed for the repair of primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD; PHACOVIT group). The safety and efficacy of this combined ophthalmic procedure on RRD surgery outcomes remain unclear compared with more conventional PPV technique alone (VITRET group). We explored the need for reoperation after primary surgical procedure in these two groups. Read More

Clin Ophthalmol 2018 14;12:1441-1447. Epub 2018 Aug 14.

Nepalese Army Insitute of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Purpose: To report a modified technique of sutureless intrascleral fixation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens with use of instruments of anterior segment surgery and its outcomes.

Design: Prospective, noncomparative, interventional case series.

Participants: Ninety-two eyes of 92 patients with aphakia and subluxated lens who underwent surgery were evaluated. Read More

Indian J Ophthalmol 2018 09;66(9):1307-1309

Department of Phaco and Refractive, Nethradhama Superspeciality Eye Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

The purpose of the study is to report the feasibility of implantation of a new design of anterior capsule-fixated intraocular lens (IOL). The new IOL design is a foldable, hydrophilic, open-loop posterior chamber IOL with two extra polymethyl methacrylate swivel haptics created on the optic surface to capture the anterior capsulotomy after the IOL is implanted in the bag. In the pilot phase, the new IOL was implanted in 10 eyes of 10 patients of which 8 eyes underwent phacoemulsification and 2 eyes had laser cataract surgery. Read More

Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2019 Jan 23;47(1):49-56. Epub 2018 Aug 23.

Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India.

Importance: Studies evaluating combined penetrating keratoplasty and pars plana vitrectomy for infectious aetiologies are limited.

Background: To evaluate the outcomes of combined penetrating keratoplasty and pars plana vitrectomy in patients with endophthalmitis and poor corneal clarity.

Design: Retrospective interventional case series conducted at a tertiary care eye hospital in North India. Read More