Open AccessArcuate keratotomy infiltration following uneventful femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery
Author(s) -
Partha Biswas,
Sumana Chatterjee,
Sneha Batra,
Aniket Ginodia,
Preeyam Biswas
Publication year - 2019
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/ijo.ijo_72_19
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , cataract surgery , ophthalmology , staphylococcus epidermidis , refractive surgery , visual acuity , staphylococcus aureus , cornea , biology , bacteria , genetics
An 84-year-old gentleman underwent uneventful femtolaser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) with an arcuate keratotomy (AK) in the left eye. On the 18 th post-operative day, a corneal infiltrate developed involving the AK. Staphylococcus epidermidis was the organism isolated on culture. The infiltrate resolved with topical fortified vancomycin and amikacin eyedrops, and the patient regained a visual acuity of 6/6 after 12 weeks. This is the first case from south-east Asia reported in the literature of an infective infiltrate along a femtosecond laser AK. We propose strict peri-operative recommendations to be followed to prevent and treat such infections.