Prompt vitrectomy for management of endophthalmitis in setting of unexposed glaucoma drainage implant
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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: American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2451-9936
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100671