A 65-year-old male underwent intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) injection for treating a clinically significant macular edema (CSME) due to background diabetic retinopathy in his left eye. On the first postoperative day, visual acuity dropped from 20/80 to hand movements. Slit-lamp examination showed the drug between the posterior capsule of the lens and the anterior hyaloid face.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: We present a case of Gemella morbillorum endophthalmitis after uneventful cataract surgery.
Methods: A 78-year-old woman developed progressive blurring of vision, hypopyon, and vitritis in the precocious postoperatory following cataract surgery. Pars plana vitrectomy and intraocular lens explantation were performed followed by intravitreal injection of vancomycin and ceftazidime.