title: [Exudation into the anterior chamber following intraocular surgery (author's transl)].
abstract: Purulent exudation into the anterior chamber with a hypopyon on the first or second day after intraocular surgery is the alarming sign of intraocular bacterial infection. The manifestation of an intraocular mycosis takes 4 to 5 weeks, the exudation into the anterior chamber increases slowly; however, a hypopyon may also develop. In cases of early postoperative cloudy exudation in the pupillary area without hypopyon a sterile aqueous humour is found. Consideration of this symptomatology leads to the correct diagnosis of a harmless reaction, which may be related to the protein content of the aqueous humour in a hypotonic eye.
mesh_terms: D000867:Anterior Chamber; D001036:Aphakia, Postcataract / Q000150:complications; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013492:Suppuration; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Exsudation in die Vorderkrammer nach intraokularen Operationen.