Improved binocularity after laser in situ keratomileusis.

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  • Barry N Wasserman
  • Chrishonda C McCoy
چکیده

trations after oral dosing. The infection was successfully eradicated with preservation of ambulatory vision. This first case of postoperative VRE endophthalmitis is an unfortunate milestone in ophthalmic surgery. Future cases are probably inevitable given the trends in the epidemiology of VRE infection and colonization, especially in patients with compromised immunity. Colonized donor corneal tissue is a potential source. While optimal treatment of this infection is unknown, the favorable outcome in our patient may have been the result of early intervention and the use of linezolid.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archives of ophthalmology

دوره 125 9  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007