Open AccessBleb-related infection: Clinical features and management
Author(s) -
Tetsuya Yamamoto
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
taiwan journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.519
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2211-5072
pISSN - 2211-5056
DOI - 10.1016/j.tjo.2011.12.003
Subject(s) - medicine , glaucoma , endophthalmitis , stage (stratigraphy) , complication , bleb (medicine) , surgery , ophthalmology , intensive care medicine , trabeculectomy , paleontology , biology
Bleb-related infection is a potentially sight-threatening complication of glaucoma filtration surgery. Here, we describe its clinical features and management. Blebitis, or stage I infection, is a mild form of bleb-related infection. The prognosis of blebitis is usually good, unless it has progressed to later stages. Endophthalmitis, or stage II or stage III infection, however, is a much-advanced stage of the infection and has a poorer prognosis. For treatment of bleb-related infections, immediate intensive antibacterial treatment is urgently required