Late-onset Pseudomonas keratitis after radial keratotomy and subsequent laser in situ keratomileusis: case report and literature review
| Autor: | Tova Lifshitz, Itamar Klemperer, Ami Hirsh, Jaime Levy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Keratomileusis Laser In Situ Visual Acuity Keratomileusis Late onset Eye Infections Bacterial Keratitis Cornea Postoperative Complications Ophthalmology Cefazolin Ulcerative keratitis Late Onset Disorders Humans Medicine Pseudomonas Infections Keratotomy Radial business.industry Bacterial keratitis General Medicine medicine.disease Radial keratotomy Pseudomonas aeruginosa Drug Therapy Combination Female Gentamicins business Complication |
| Zdroj: | Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. 40:211-213 |
| ISSN: | 0008-4182 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0008-4182(05)80038-9 |
| Popis: | Radial keratotomy (RK) was the most frequently performed procedure for the correction of myopia in the late 1980s and 1990s. Bacterial keratitis is a known complication of RK.1–8 Although it is more frequent in the early postoperative period (days to weeks after surgery), bacterial keratitis can present even several years after the procedure and seriously complicate the visual outcome.8 In this report we present a case of Pseudomonas keratitis presenting 15 years after RK and review reported cases of delayed-onset bacterial keratitis after RK, including spectrum of microorganisms, pathogenesis, possible risk factors, treatment and visual outcome. |
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