Traumatic intralenticular abscess: a case series.

Purpose: To report the clinical presentation, management and outcome of eyes with traumatic intralenticular abscess.

Methods: In this interventional case series, records of eight patients (eight eyes) with intralenticular abscess developing following trauma were reviewed. All patients underwent extracapsular cataract extraction with intracameral antibiotics with or without pars plana vitrectomy.

Comparison of topical itraconazole 1% with topical natamycin 5% for the treatment of filamentous fungal keratitis.

Purpose: To compare the clinical efficacy of itraconazole 1% eyedrops with a standard therapy regimen (natamycin 5% eyedrops) for topical monotherapy of fungal keratitis.

Methods: Patients presenting with suspected uniocular microbial keratitis over a period of 12 months (January to December 2002) underwent detailed clinical examination and microbiological investigation. One hundred consecutive patients with direct smear- and/or culture-proven fungal keratitis were enrolled in the study after obtaining informed consent.