Abstract
Purpose: To report a case of presumed sterile endophthalmitis after intravitreal ocriplasmin injection. Methods: Observational case report. Review of clinical examination, ocular imaging, and published literature. Results: A 67-year-old woman with early cataracts presented with decreased vision in the left eye related to vitreomacular adhesion. She was treated with intravitreal ocriplasmin injection and developed a severe anterior chamber inflammatory reaction in less than 24 hours after the injection. Inflammation responded completely to topical steroids alone, without topical or intravitreal antibiotics. Conclusion: Patients treated with intravitreal ocriplasmin may develop an acute inflammatory reaction, which can be severe.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 242-244 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Retinal Cases and Brief Reports |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 6 2015 |
Keywords
- endophthalmitis
- intravitreal injection
- macular hole
- ocriplasmin
- uveitis
- vitreomacular adhesion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology