title: Suture-related corneal infections after clear corneal cataract surgery.
abstract: Three patients at our institution developed corneal infections associated with sutures placed after clear corneal incision cataract surgery. The time to infection was 9 weeks, 22 months, and 33 months. One patient required injection of intravitreal antibiotic agents for presumed endophthalmitis associated with the corneal infection. Two patients were treated with topical fortified antibiotic eyedrops only. Although there was no significant change in visual acuity after resolution of the infection, morbidity from suture-related corneal infections can be significant. Routine suture removal in the early postoperative period may be warranted to prevent such infections.
authors.affiliation: Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Scott D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Bennie H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Jeng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013537:Sutures / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local