Development of Retinal Infarct Due to Intracameral Cefuroxime Injection Following Complicated Cataract Surgery

Ocular toxicity after intracameral injection of very high doses of cefuroxime during cataract surgery.

PURPOSE To report cases of intraocular inflammation after intracameral injection of a very high dose of cefuroxime at the end of uneventful cataract surgery. SETTING Department of Ophthalmology, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France. DESIGN Case series. METHODS Patients were followed on an outpatient basis and were examined postoperatively at 1 and 5 days and 6 weeks. Central mac...

Retinal Detachment Following Cataract Surgery

The technical progress in cataract treatment led to the significant decrease of retinal detachment (RD) following surgery. Globally, the risk for RD, 4 years after cataract surgery is around 0.93%. The strategy to decrease the risk for pseudophakic RD includes: preoperative identification of the retinal lesions predisposing to RD, high quality cataract surgery and efficient resolution of compli...

Intracameral vancomycin following cataract surgery: An eleven-year study

AIM To compare the incidences of endophthalmitis after cataract operations before and after introduction of intracameral vancomycin at the end of surgery. METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed of presumed infectious endophthalmitis after cataract surgery from January 1, 1998 to December 31, 2008. From January 2001, the practice of using intracameral vancomycin at the end of cataract ...

Effects of intracameral cefuroxime on corneal endothelial cell counts and its morphology after cataract surgery

BACKGROUND Endophthalmitis is one of the most important complications after cataract surgery and in case event can cause many symptoms, such as severe decrease in eyesight and/or even the loss of vision. Employing methods to reduce this problem is very important. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of intracameral cefuroxime after cataract surgery on corneal endothelial cell counts...

Intracameral Mydriatics in Cataract Surgery