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Abstract #26016 Published in IGR 12-2
Viral keratitis after intraocular surgery
Wang X-H; Cai N; Li R-XInternational Journal of Ophthalmology 2010; 10: 590-591
AIM: To review and analyse the materials of 30 patients suffering from viral keratitis after intraocular surgery from 2007 to 2009 in our hospital. METHODS: Thirty patients were included with 18 patients of cataract surgery; 9 patients of vitrectomy and 3 patients of glaucoma surgery. The history of disease,time of onset symptoms ocular examnation and treatmentwere analyzed.RESULTS-. Eighteen patients had medical history of viralkeratitis or severe viral conjunctivitis; 6 patients had coldor gastral disease. All the patients had various degreeirritative symptoms. All the patients had corneal invasive focus or arborization focus and recovered after antivirus therapy. CONCLUSION: Viral keratitis after intraocular surgery is closely related with medical history of viral keratitis or severe viral conjunctivitis, low immunity, tear film stability, injure of corneal endothelium and mega-dose hormone after surgery. Early detection and treatment are the most important things. LA: Chinese
N. Cai. Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 100044, Liaoning Province, China. caina0413@yahoo.com.cn
Classification:
12.8.11 Complications, endophthalmitis (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
2.2 Cornea (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
