Open AccessNocardia infection following phacoemulsification
Author(s) -
Nikhil S Gokhale,
Prashant Garg,
Camila Eleutério Rodrigues,
Suhas S Haldipurkar
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.29498
Subject(s) - medicine , phacoemulsification , nocardia , surgery , complication , port (circuit theory) , ophthalmology , visual acuity , biology , bacteria , electrical engineering , genetics , engineering
Infection of a self-sealing tunnel incision is a rare but vision-threatening complication of cataract surgery. We describe two cases of side port infection following an uneventful phacoemulsification. Nocardia was isolated in one case. Both the cases were worsening on medical treatment and were successfully treated by therapeutic keratoplasty.