title: Severe bilateral ischemic retinal vasculitis following cataract surgery.
abstract: This report describes two cases of severe, bilateral ischemic retinal vasculitis following cataract surgeries at different surgical centers. In both cases, the patient underwent bilateral cataract surgeries, performed 1 week apart for each eye. In the perioperative period following the second of the two surgeries, both patients developed severe, bilateral intraocular inflammation and profound vision loss. The underlying cause of this adverse response remains unknown. The authors suggest that the severe inflammatory reaction could be related to an intraoperative intracameral vancomycin injection.
authors.forename: Laura B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Nicholson
authors.forename: Brian T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jardón
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Townsend-Pico
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Andrew A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Moshfeghi
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Albini
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eliott
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sobrin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D059035:Perioperative Period; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D031300:Retinal Vasculitis / Q000209:etiology*; D012171:Retinal Vessels