Endophthalmitis after compression sutures for enlarged conjunctival filtration bleb following trabeculectomy.
Compression sutures are a widely used surgical procedure to treat over-filtration blebs associated with corneal dellen, bleb-related dysesthesia, and hypotony. In the current clinical case, a severe complication of compression sutures for the treatment of over-filtering conjunctival bleb following trabeculectomy is described.
Quaranta
Luciano
L
Centro per lo studio del Glaucoma, Università di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Pizzolante
Teodoro
T
D000368:Aged; D001082:Aqueous Humor / Q000382:microbiology; D001285:Atropine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001768:Blister / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*
D001285:Atropine; D003907:Dexamethasone; D015242:Ofloxacin