UNLABELLED Endophthalmitis is a rare but potentially devastating complication of cataract surgery. This article presents an overview of endophthalmitis prophylaxis and the use of intracameral antibiotics. It highlights available intracameral antibiotics with respect to pharmacology, spectrum of activity, dosage and preparation, safety, and efficacy profiles, as well as toxic anterior segment sy...

PURPOSE To elucidate the Chinese practice of intraocular antibiotics administration for prophylaxis after open globe injury. METHODS A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was performed online by scanning a Quickmark (QR) code with smartphones at the 20th Chinese National Conference of Ocular Trauma in November 2014. RESULTS A total of 153 (30.6%) of all participators at the conference resp...

CASE REPORT A 70-year-old male was referred to our department due to a herpetic corneal perforation in the left eye. The perforation was healed with intracameral fibrin tissue sealant (Tissucol(®)), an amniotic membrane, and a large diameter soft contact lens. Postoperatively there were complete dissolution of the fibrin sealant and closure of the perforation without endothelial damage. DISCU...

A 39-year-old woman presented to our hospital with a history of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), performed two weeks prior; slit-lamp examination revealed diffuse conjunctival congestion, corneal ulcer and stromal infiltration. After 5 days of antifungal and antibacteric treatment, the infiltrate progressively increased so that a therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty was necessary. The microbi...

knowledge of lidocaine and physiology of the human iris, we can only speculate on its mechanism of action and the differences between the subsets observed in our study. Dr. Sodhi has suggested several mechanisms based on a literature review. They are interesting proposals, but to what extent those mechanisms are responsible for the differing effect of lidocaine on pigmented irides, we cannot sa...

PURPOSE To report toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) after cataract surgery possibly associated with intracameral use of cefuroxime. METHODS We conducted a retrospective chart review and analysis on the pre- and postoperative conditions of the subjects who had developed TASS. RESULTS The patient group consisted of 17 patients. Tyndallization and fibrin fibers were positive in all eyes. ...