Keratitis after implantation of intrastromal corneal ring segments.
A 53-year-old man had implantation of 2 intrastromal corneal ring segments (Intacs, Addition Technology Inc.) in the left eye. Several days after the lower segment was exchanged, an infiltrate was present at the corneal incision site. This progressed to a lower channel infection followed by diffuse keratitis. Culture from the conjunctiva was positive for Staphylococcus epidermidis, but cultures from the cornea were negative for microorganisms. Later, 2 gas bubbles appeared at the interface. The patient was treated with topical and subconjunctival antibiotics and channel irrigation. The keratitis resolved, leaving a neovascularized opacity at the nasal part of the lower channel.
Department of Ophthalmology, Bnai Zion Medical Center-Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion, Golomb Street 47, Haifa, Israel.
Raneen
R
Shehadeh-Masha'our
Naftali
N
Modi
Adel
A
Barbara
Hanna J
HJ
Garzozi
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate