title: Erratum to: Endophthalmitis in Boston keratoprosthesis: case series and review of literature.
abstract: To report the clinical and microbiological characteristics of infectious endophthalmitis after Boston type I keratoprosthesis (B-K-Pro) implantation. Retrospective analysis of 45 eyes that received a B-K-Pro type 1 between 2009 and 2012 was performed. Five eyes with a diagnosis of exogenous endophthalmitis after B-K-pro type 1 were identified and information about demographic data, indication for K-Pro, post-operative bandage contact lens use, post-operative prophylactic antibiotic use, timing and clinical presentation of endophthalmitis, gram stain and culture results of intraocular fluid and preoperative and post-operative visual acuity were collected. The incidence of endophthalmitis was 11.1 % (5 of 45 eyes) and average time to develop endophthalmitis was 5.62 months (range 2 days to 8 months). Mean patient age was 31.4 years (5 to 65 years). The surgical indications included corneal injury due to chemical burns (n = 2), multiple failed grafts secondary to microbial keratitis (n = 2) and congenital glaucoma with congenital herpetic keratitis (n = 1). Post-Boston K-Pro, the visual acuity ranged from light perception (LP) to 20/50. K-pro was explanted in 4 patients. There was bacterial and fungal growth in two patients each and one vitreous did not grow anything. All the eyes were phthisical at last visit. Infectious endophthalmitis after K-Pro implantation in our study had a higher incidence, early onset and extremely poor visual outcome compared with post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis, as reported in literature. Not only bacterial but also fungal infections are an important etiology for infectious endophthalmitis in these cases.
authors.affiliation: Srimati Kanuri Santhamma Vitreo-Retina Service, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, L. V. Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India. jay.chhablani@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chhablani
authors.affiliation: Srimati Kanuri Santhamma Vitreo-Retina Service, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, L. V. Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Bhavik
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Panchal
authors.affiliation: Srimati Kanuri Santhamma Vitreo-Retina Service, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, L. V. Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Taraparasad
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: GMR Valalakshmi Campus, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Vishakhapatnam, India.
authors.forename: Avinash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pathengay
authors.affiliation: Javeri Microbiology Laboratory, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Swapna R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Motukupally
authors.affiliation: Srimati Kanuri Santhamma Vitreo-Retina Service, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, L. V. Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Rajeev Reddy
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Pappuru
authors.affiliation: Srimati Kanuri Santhamma Vitreo-Retina Service, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, L. V. Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Sayan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.affiliation: Srimati Kanuri Santhamma Vitreo-Retina Service, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, L. V. Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Virender
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sangwan
keywords: Boston type I keratoprosthesis; Endophthalmitis; Keratoprosthesis