Endophthalmitis
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Culture-positive endophthalmitis after implantation of intraocular Collamer lens.

29 Sep 2009 We report a case of culture-positive bacterial endophthalmitis following implantation of a Staar intraocular Collamer lens (ICL). The patient presented 4 days after uneventful sutureless surgery with decreased visual acuity, redness, and ... Read more...

Klebsiella pneumoniae endophthalmitis secondary to liver abscess presenting as acute iridocyclitis.

30 Aug 2009 A 51-year-old man presented with acute iridocyclitis with no evidence of vitritis on B-scan that progressed to endogenous endophthalmitis. Systemic work-up revealed a large liver abscess. Urine, blood, liver abscess, and vitreous aspirate cultures ... Read more...

Fine-needle aspiration biopsy and other biopsies in suspected intraocular malignant disease: a review.

30 Aug 2009 Ocular oncologists require a strong indication for intraocular biopsy before the procedure can be performed because it carries a risk for serious eye complications and the dissemination of malignant cells. The purpose of this review is to evaluate ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Endophthalmitis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Enterococcus casseliflavus endophthalmitis associated with a horse tail injury. 30 Oct 2009
• [Case of the month. Candida Endophthalmitis] 29 Sep 2009
• Culture-positive endophthalmitis after implantation of intraocular Collamer lens. 29 Sep 2009
• Aspergillus endophthalmitis following orthotopic heart transplant. 29 Sep 2009
• Klebsiella pneumoniae endophthalmitis secondary to liver abscess presenting as acute iridocyclitis. 30 Aug 2009
• Fine-needle aspiration biopsy and other biopsies in suspected intraocular malignant disease: a review. 30 Aug 2009
• Evaluation of vitreous levels of gatifloxacin after systemic administration in inflamed and non-inflamed eyes. 30 Aug 2009
• Diagnostic utility of polymerase chain reaction on intraocular specimens to establish the etiology of infectious endophthalmitis. 30 Aug 2009
• Incidence, clinical features, causative organisms, and visual outcomes of delayed-onset pseudophakic endophthalmitis. 30 Aug 2009
• Prospective study of risk factors for conjunctival bacterial contamination in patients undergoing intraocular surgery. 30 Aug 2009
• Characteristics of endophthalmitis in patients with the Boston keratoprosthesis. 30 Aug 2009
• Successful prevention of bacterial endophthalmitis in eyes with the Boston keratoprosthesis. 30 Aug 2009
• Endophthalmitis following cataract surgery: the sucking corneal wound. 30 Aug 2009
• Endophthalmitis due to exposure of anterior chamber intraocular lens haptic tip. 30 Aug 2009
• Clinical observations associated with proven and unproven cases in the ESCRS study of prophylaxis of postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract surgery. 30 Aug 2009
• Endophthalmitis after intravitreal injections. 30 Aug 2009
• Unrecognized cervical spinal epidural abscess associated with metastatic Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia and liver abscess in nondiabetic patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Evisceration of blind, painful eyes with occult uveal melanoma not a crime. 30 Aug 2009
• Blind eyes with occult malignant melanoma. 30 Aug 2009
• Evisceration after complete evaluation an acceptable option. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Endophthalmitis'

Definition: Suppurative inflammation of the tissues of the internal structures of the eye; not all layers of the uvea are affected. Fungi, necrosis of intraocular tumors, and retained intraocular foreign bodies often cause a purulent endophthalmitis.

Descriptor UI: D009877

Alternative terms: Endophthalmitis; Endophthalmitides; Ophthalmia; Ophthalmias;

Related Mesh Headings: Panophthalmitis;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; transmission; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C01.252.354.900.350; C01.539.375.354.900.350; C01.539.375.450.900.350; C01.703.343.900.350; C11.294.354.900.350; C11.294.450.900.350; C11.941.879.960.380;

Online Note: use ENDOPHTHALMITIS to search OPHTHALMIA 1966-89

History Note: 90; was OPHTHALMIA 1966-89

Technical Notes: restrict to endophthalmitis as a specific disease entity, not as a coordinate for inflammation of specific internal parts of the eye: these are available as -ITIS terms; ophthalmitis goes here; PANOPHTHALMITIS is also available: inflammation of all structures of the eye; EGYPTIAN OPHTHALMIA see TRACHOMA is also available