Late onset endophthalmitis associated with unexposed glaucoma valved drainage device
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Late onset endophthalmitis associated with unexposed glaucoma valved drainage device.
We report an extremely rare presentation of late-onset endophthalmitis in a young adult patient with an unexposed Ahmed tube implant. The implant was inserted 11 years prior to presentation. There was no history of trauma or any obvious exposure on clinical examination and the tube plate was filled with purulent material. After aqueous and vitreous tap, the patient underwent intracameral, intra...
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عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1319-4534
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2015.12.005