Orbital cellulitis following cataract surgery.
Orbital cellulitis is an extremely uncommon complication following cataract surgery. Herein, a patient who developed orbital cellulitis less than 24 h after undergoing cataract surgery is described. She responded well to systemic antibiotic treatment and ultimately achieved good visual acuity in the affected eye. The most likely mode of pathogen entry in such cases is considered to be the anaesthetic block given before the cataract surgery. It has been suggested that a careful skin antiseptic preparation before the block is given could prevent this occurrence, but such a preparation did not do so in our case.
Sharma
Vidushi
V
Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Benger
Ross
R
Wechsler
Alfred W
AW
Kaufman
Greg
G
Burfitt-Williams
Grosvenor C T
GC
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014792:Visual Acuity
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents