Nocardia endophthalmitis following uncomplicated phacoemulsification and implantation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens
Cacchillo, P.F.; Ciulla, T.A.; Strayer, T.; Fisher, M.; Massicotte, S.
Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers 31(1): 64-65
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 1082-3069 PMID: 10976564 Document Number: 516008
A case is reported in a 70-year-old diabetic woman from Indiana, USA , who developed endophthalmitis 15 days after uncomplicated cataract extraction. Excised infectious material sequestered in the capsular bag revealed Nocardia on culture. The patient required multiple intravitreal injections of amikacin and dexamethasone, pars plana vitrectomies with explantation of the lens, and chronic topical and oral sulfonamide antibiotics to control the infection.