title: Endophthalmitis after strabismus surgery.
abstract: We treated two cases of endophthalmitis caused by strabismus surgery. In one patient, a scleral perforation was recognized during surgery and treated with cryopexy. In the other, a scleral perforation was suspected but never confirmed. Despite intensive antibiotic and corticosteroid therapy, visual acuity decreased to light perception in Case 1 and to counting fingers in Case 2. The second eye was enucleated eight years later after it had become blind and painful.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003452:Cryosurgery; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004948:Esotropia / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications; D012590:Sclera / Q000293:injuries*; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents