Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy in the prone position under general anesthesia.

Neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) capsulotomy is the most common treatment for posterior capsule thickening. Occasionally, patients are unsuitable for receiving this treatment by slit lamp and require alternative surgical options. A technique enabling patients to undergo Nd: YAG laser capsulotomies while under general anesthesia is described.

Use of a low nutrient culture medium for the identification of bacteria causing severe ocular infection.

A low nutrient culture medium was used to identify the pathogens in four cases of persisting ocular infection. Bacto R2A agar was used in addition to conventional liquid- and solid-phase media to culture pathogenic bacteria from one case of recurrent keratitis, one case of suture-related keratitis with endophthalmitis and two eyes (two patients) with post-operative endophthalmitis. In each case, a pathogen was identified solely with R2A agar after culture for 6 days.