| Late-Onset Endophthalmitis Associated with Glaucoma Surgery. |
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Sun Young Kim, Young Jung Rho, Su Young Kim |
1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Uijeongbu, Korea. cassiopeia-su@hanmail.net
2Department of Ophthalmology, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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김선영1⋅노영정2⋅김수영1 |
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine1,
Uijeongbu, Korea
Department of Ophthalmology, Yeouido St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine2, Seoul, Korea |
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| Abstract |
PURPOSE
To report cases of late-onset endophthalmitis associated with glaucoma surgery. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 4905 consecutive patients who underwent glaucoma surgery (trabeculectomy or valve implant surgery) from January 1, 1988 to March 31, 2013. RESULTS: There were a total of 14 late-onset endophthalmitis (0.29%) cases associated with glaucoma surgery occurring at 1 year to 21 years postoperatively. Six cases (6/993, 0.60%) occurred after valve implantation and the other 8 cases (8/3912, 0.20%) occurred after trabeculectomy (p = 0.046). All but one patient were injected with fortified vancomycin and ceftazidim. Four patients also received a vitrectomy with the injection. The implanted valve was removed in 2 cases. In four cases, organisms were found in the culture (staphylococcus.aureus, streptococcus viridians, propionibacterium acnes and candida parapsilosis). After 1 year, only 4 patients achieved a visual acuity above 4/200 compared with other patients who had a final visual acuity of hand motion or worse. Three patients (33%) who developed endophthalmitis underwent other intraocular procedures. CONCLUSIONS: Late-onset endophthalmitis associated with glaucoma surgery can often occur with fulminant sight-threatening complications. Due to devastating sequelae, the surgeon should carefully check the surgery site in the patients who underwent glaucoma surgery at every follow-up visit. Delayed endophthalmitis after glaucoma surgery still carries a poor visual prognosis and its onset is difficult to predict. Therefore, patients who undergo glaucoma surgery should be educated and carefully evaluated during regular follow-ups. |
| Key Words:
Endophthalmitis;Glaucoma;Glaucoma surgery |
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