the use of contaminated ocular irrigating fluids
• causative organisms usrom patient’s own periocular flora, introduced
into the eye during surgery.
• 体征 • - 前房积脓 (85%) • - media haze obscuring retinal vessels (79%) • - PL vision (26%)
• - 相对性瞳孔阻滞 • - 角膜水肿, 角膜侵润 • - 前房纤维素样反应 • - 玻璃体炎, 视网膜炎, 视网膜静脉周围炎
obtaining 6/12 vision after immediate vitrecotmy (33%) compared to
vitreous tap or biopsy (11%)
•- 2x improved chance of obtaining 6/30 or beter vision (56%)
enter the AC during or after intraocular surgery
• - eg. preservatives, detergents, cleaning compounds, intraocular
solutions, with inappropriate chemical comosition, pH or osmolality
epidermidis
• - non-infectious inflammation • Value of microbiological investigations: • - establishes infectious aetiology • - tailoring of treatment if intravitreal injection is required • - medico-legal considerations • - epidemiological studies