title: A case of keratitis associated with limbal relaxing incision.
abstract: We report a case of keratitis associated with limbal relaxing incision (LRI). The patient presented with progressive loss of vision with best-corrected visual acuity 20/40. Immature cataract with 1.43D against the rule astigmatism was noted. Prophylactic topical antibiotic was administered before surgery. He underwent uneventful phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation with LRI. On the 33rd postoperative day (POD), he presented with infiltrate along LRI site with mild iritis. Corneal scraping was positive for Staphylococcus aureus. After the treatment with topical moxifloxacin and fortified cefazolin, the infiltrate started to resolve. On the 50th POD, the corneal infection was resolved with marked thinning at LRI site.
authors.affiliation: Cataract and IOL Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Aravind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haripriya
authors.affiliation: Cataract and IOL Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019781:Corneal Topography; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016850:Limbus Corneae / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents