Bacterial keratitis after nonpenetrating glaucoma surgery.
A 68-year-old woman had uneventful deep sclerectomy with a collagen implant in the left eye that was complicated by infectious keratitis 2 weeks later. Corneal scraping revealed the presence of Staphylococcus aureus. The patient responded to topical antibiotic treatment, and the corneal infiltration resolved, leaving a corneal scar. Bacterial keratitis may occur after nonpenetrating glaucoma surgery and should be included in the list of early postoperative complications.
Mendrinos
Efstratios
E
Department of Ophthalmology, Geneva University Hospitals, 22 rue Alcide Jentzer, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
Dreifuss
Sylvain
S
Dosso
André
A
Baglivo
Edoardo
E
Shaarawy
Tarek
T
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003094:Collagen / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003315:Cornea / Q000382:microbiology; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005469:Fluorometholone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012599:Sclerostomy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D003094:Collagen; D005469:Fluorometholone