RICHARD B. PACKARD, FRCS , FRCOPHTH The issue of appropriate prophylaxis to minimize the risk of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery has long vexed ophthalmic surgeons. Most reports on series of patients have either been retrospective or had insufficient numbers to provide genuinely statistically sound data. The ESCRS has just closed its very large prospective study early, because one arm sh...

BACKGROUND/AIMS To evaluate the efficacy of intracameral recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (r-TPA) in prevention of fibrinous effusion after lensectomy, anterior vitrectomy, and posterior chamber intraocular lens (PCIOL) implantation in patients with congenital cataract. METHODS The study was done as a double masked randomised clinical trial between April 2002 and November 2003 in Fara...

PURPOSE To compile international data on the risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment of endophthalmitis following pediatric cataract surgery. METHODS An e-mail containing a link to an online survey was sent to all members of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. The questionnaire examined the incidence, risk factors, treatment, outcomes, and prophylaxis of endoph...

PURPOSE To investigate the effect of indomethacin inhibition of prostanoid production on the epinephrine-stimulated increase in outflow facility and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) production in the anterior segment of the monkey eye. METHODS Topical indomethacin was given 1 hour before the intracameral administration of epinephrine to living cynomolgus monkeys. Outflow facility was mea...

Unspecified Posted at the Zurich Open Repository and Archive, University of Zurich ZORA URL: http://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-101903 Published Version Originally published at: Neuburger, M; Grosswendt, J; Lautebach, S; Maier, P; Birnbaum, F; Böhringer, D; Funk, J; Jordan, J F; Reinhard, T (2014). Dynamic Contour Tonometry, Tono-Pen XL®, and Goldmann Applanation Tonometry in Comparison to Intracameral...

PURPOSE To evaluate the clinical and economic impact of prophylactic administration of intracameral cefuroxime on cataract surgery. SETTING Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain. DESIGN Quasi-experimental study with before and after analysis. METHODS The evolution of the cumulative incidence of endophthalmitis before and after (October 2005) administration of intracamer...