Recurrent Endophthalmitis after Trabeculectomy for Glaucoma: Importance of Timely Filtering Bleb Coverage for the Conjunctiva
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Recurrent Endophthalmitis after Trabeculectomy for Glaucoma: Importance of Timely Filtering Bleb Coverage for the Conjunctiva
PURPOSE To report the occurrence of endophthalmitis after trabeculectomy for glaucoma that was treated by vitrectomy without bleb closure and recurred 3 times after an initial clinically inapparent period of about 2 years. METHODS Interventional case report and short review of the pertinent literature. RESULTS A 73-year-old Caucasian female underwent trabeculectomy (without mitomycin) for g...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Ophthalmology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1663-2699
DOI: 10.1159/000343918