title: Intraocular ophthalmic ointment following clear corneal phacoemulsification: Clinical implications.
abstract: We report 4 cases of apparent ophthalmic ointment in the anterior chamber after sutureless clear corneal phacoemulsification and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation. The cases, as well as previous literature, indicate that ointment for topical use can be well tolerated in the eye, although glaucoma and uveitis can be potential negative outcomes. Possible risk factors, some of which may be related to current rates of endophthalmitis after clear corneal cataract surgery, and methods to prevent intraocular ophthalmic ointment after cataract surgery are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Humayun
authors.forename: Chloe C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Gottlieb
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Rafuse
mesh_terms: D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000378:metabolism; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods; D009824:Ointments / Q000378:metabolism*; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009824:Ointments; D003907:Dexamethasone; D014031:Tobramycin