title: Infection after sponge implantation for scleral buckling.
abstract: In one series of 900 explant scleral buckling procedures, 31 had to be removed over seven years because of contamination. Of 1,000 explants from a parallel series, 27 had to be removed. In the second series, requirement of a sterile conjunctiva preoperatively and the use of prophylactic antibiotics postoperatively did not significantly reduce the rate of infection.
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D012590:Sclera / Q000473:pathology; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012828:Silicones / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones