title: Bilateral Pseudomonas aeruginosa endophthalmitis following bilateral simultaneous cataract surgery.
abstract: A bilateral simultaneous cataract surgery (BSCS) was performed on a 67-year-old man. The surgeon had not changed the surgical settings in between the two procedures for the two eyes. The patient developed fulminant bilateral endophthalmitis a day following the BSCS. Intravitreal culture grew Pseudomonas aeruginosa . The source of infection was not found. Immediate bilateral vitrectomy and intravitreal, subconjunctival, topical and systemic antibiotic did not save the eyes. Patient ended up with bilateral visual loss.
authors: Eye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. bahmanik@yahoo.com
authors: Mohsen Bahmani
authors: MB
authors: Kashkouli
authors: Shabnam
authors: S
authors: Salimi
authors: Hossein
authors: H
authors: Aghaee
authors: Masood
authors: M
authors: Naseripour
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000382:microbiology*
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