Arcuate keratotomy infiltration following uneventful femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery.
An 84-year-old gentleman underwent uneventful femtolaser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) with an arcuate keratotomy (AK) in the left eye. On the 18th 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.
['Biswas|Partha|P|', 'Chatterjee|Sumana|S|', 'Batra|Sneha|S|', 'Ginodia|Aniket|A|', 'Biswas|Preeyam|P|']
D000287:Administration, Topical D000369:Aged, 80 and over D000583:Amikacin D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents D002387:Cataract Extraction D003315:Cornea D019781:Corneal Topography D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial D006801:Humans D007634:Keratitis D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating D053685:Laser Therapy D008297:Male D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions D012029:Refraction, Ocular D012086:Reoperation D013203:Staphylococcal Infections D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis D013530:Surgical Wound Infection D014640:Vancomycin D014792:Visual Acuity
Arcuate keratotomy infiltration femtolaser-assisted cataract surgery