title: Traumatic lens abscess with chornic endophthalmitis successfully treated with pars plana lensectomy and vitrectomy.
abstract: Intralenticular abscess is a rare entity and has been infrequently reported after surgery, metastatic infection, or trauma. We report a case of post traumatic lens abscess with low-grade endophthalmitis following a penetrating eye injury with a splinter of wood. The patient was successfully treated with a pars plana lensectomy and vitrectomy. Despite thorough microbiological investigations, no causative organism could be isolated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaushik
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ram
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Dogra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narang
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Brar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D002908:Chronic Disease; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007905:Lens Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014934:Wood