title: Toxicity of intravitreal injection of fluconazole in the rabbit.
abstract: Fluconazole is a new bis-triazole derivative proven highly effective against Candida in various animal models. To determine its potential use in exogenous fungal endophthalmitis, 13 New Zealand white rabbits were given intravitreal injections of up to 100 micrograms/0.1 mL of the antifungal. All eyes underwent biomicroscopy, ophthalmoscopy and electroretinography before and after the procedure. No evidence of toxic intraocular effects was detected with these techniques or on light microscopy, performed 8 days after injection. The results suggest that fluconazole has potential application in the treatment of exogenous fungal endophthalmitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Schulman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peyman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fiscella
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Small
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coats
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Wajszczuk
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Steahly
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000633:toxicity*; D004596:Electroretinography; D005123:Eye / Q000187:drug effects*; D015725:Fluconazole; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D011817:Rabbits; D014230:Triazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D014822:Vitreous Body
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D014230:Triazoles; D015725:Fluconazole