| BRIEF COMMUNICATION |
|
| Year : 2012 | Volume
: 60
| Issue : 3 | Page : 223-225 |
A case of endophthalmitis associated with limbal relaxing incision
Aravind Haripriya, Taranum S Syeda
Department of Cataract and IOL, Aravind Eye Hospital and PG Institute of Ophthalmology, 1, Anna Nagar, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Aravind Haripriya
Aravind Eye Hospital and PG Institute of Ophthalmology, 1, Anna Nagar, Madurai - 625 020, Tamil Nadu
India
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.95879
Limbal relaxing incisions (LRIs) are considered a relatively safe procedure with rapid stabilization and absence of infectious complications. Do we need to readdress this last impression? We report a case of nocardia endophthalmitis associated with an exudate at the site of an LRI in a patient who underwent routine cataract surgery. This case, to the best of our knowledge, is the first report of its kind, stressing the need for a cautious approach to the adoption of this method of astigmatic correction.
[FULL TEXT] [PDF]*
|
