[Retinal periphlebitis as early sign of endophthalmitis].
METHODS
75 year-old woman was operated for cataract by means of phacoemulsification without complications. Four days after she came for suddenly blurred vision and floaters; on ocular examination there was a periphlebitis in the fundus. On the following day, an endophthalmitis with typical signs and symptoms was evident.


CONCLUSIONS
Endophthalmitis is one of the most serious complications of the cataract surgery; therefore, an early diagnosis and treatment is necessary to preserve an adequate visual function. One of the earliest sings of bacterial endophthalmitis, seldom found, is a retinal periphlebitis, which the ophthalmologist must know and make a prompt decision.
Fagúndez Vargas
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Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Madrid, España.
Jiménez Parras
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D000368:Aged; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010689:Phlebitis / Q000209:etiology*; D012169:Retinal Vein