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A Severe Case of Infectious Necrotizing Anterior Scleritis Caused by after Vitreoretinal Surgery.
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September 2024
Department of Ophthalmology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osakasayama, Japan.
Introduction: This report describes a case of necrotizing scleritis caused by infection soon after vitreous surgery, which caused severe scleral melting and rapidly progressive necrosis that led to scleral perforation and bacterial endophthalmitis.
Case Presentation: The patient was an 86-year-old man with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus who underwent pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for vitreous hemorrhage in his right eye. On postoperative day 10, he complained of severe ocular pain and was found to have conjunctival edema and eyelid swelling, which was treated by topical and general systemic antibiotics.
Infectious Scleritis - Clinical Characteristics, Causative Factors, and Treatment Outcomes in an Indian Population.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm
August 2024
Department of Ophthalmology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA.
Purpose: To study the clinical features, causative factors and treatment outcomes in patients with infectious scleritis seen in India.
Methods: A retrospective study of all patients examined at a tertiary care center between August 2012 and March 2021.
Results: Forty-five patients (45 eyes; mean age 52.
Aspergillus Endophthalmitis Secondary to Infectious Scleritis: Utility of Diagnostic PCR.
Retin Cases Brief Rep
July 2024
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Purpose: To describe a case of delayed-onset Aspergillus fumigatus endophthalmitis secondary to infectious fungal scleritis diagnosed with broad range polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from scleral nodular debridement and vitreous sampling during vitrectomy.
Methods: Retrospective case report with slit lamp photography, optical coherence tomography, and fundus photography.
Results: A 76-year-old man presented with right eye worsening vision and pain concerning for progressive nodular scleritis and endophthalmitis eight months following a reportedly innocuous tree branch injury.
Ocular manifestations of COVID-19.
Prog Retin Eye Res
September 2024
Department of Ophthalmology, New Zealand National Eye Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, NZ, New Zealand. Electronic address:
There is an increasing body of knowledge regarding how COVID-19 may be associated with ocular disease of varying severity and duration. This article discusses the literature on the ocular manifestations associated with COVID-19, including appraisal of the current evidence, suggested mechanisms of action, associated comorbidities and risk factors, timing from initial infection to diagnosis and clinical red flags. The current literature primarily comprises case reports and case series which inevitably lack control groups and evidence to support causality.
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