Acute endophthalmitis following intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection

Acute endophthalmitis following intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection

All eyes with preexisting diseases with vision equal to or worse than 20/100 before the development of cataract were excluded from the EVS. Because all the cases receiving IVTA injection have preexisting maculopathy, visual acuity may not be a good guideline for managing acute endophthalmitis after...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of ophthalmology 2004-06, Vol.137 (6), p.1166-1166
Hauptverfasser: Yuen, Hunter K.L., Chan, Carmen K.M., Lam, Dennis
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acute Disease
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Anti-Inflammatory Agents - administration & dosage
Cataracts
Diabetes
Endophthalmitis - diagnosis
Endophthalmitis - drug therapy
Endophthalmitis - microbiology
Eye Infections, Bacterial - diagnosis
Eye Infections, Bacterial - drug therapy
Eye Infections, Bacterial - microbiology
Humans
Injections
Postoperative Complications
Triamcinolone Acetonide - administration & dosage
Vitrectomy
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Zusammenfassung:All eyes with preexisting diseases with vision equal to or worse than 20/100 before the development of cataract were excluded from the EVS. Because all the cases receiving IVTA injection have preexisting maculopathy, visual acuity may not be a good guideline for managing acute endophthalmitis after IVTA injection.
ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/j.ajo.2004.02.069