Endophthalmitis following photorefractive keratectomy with a history of radial keratotomy: a case report
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Endophthalmitis following photorefractive keratectomy with a history of radial keratotomy: a case report
BACKGROUND We report the case of an 81-year-old woman with a history of radial keratotomy 9 years prior who developed endophthalmitis without preceding keratitis 4 days after uneventful photorefractive keratectomy surgery. This case report utilized clinical examination and microbacterial laboratory findings. FINDINGS Diagnosis of bacterial endophthalmitis was made via clinical examination and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1869-5760
DOI: 10.1186/1869-5760-3-31