HEMORRHAGIC OCCLUSIVE RETINAL VASCULITIS AND NONHEMORRHAGIC VASCULITIS AFTER UNCOMPLICATED CATARACT SURGERY WITH INTRACAMERAL VANCOMYCIN.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-2017
Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe two cases of vasculitis: one hemorrhagic and one nonhemorrhagic after uncomplicated cataract surgery with intracameral vancomycin.
METHODS: Retrospective case series.
RESULTS: A 74-year-old female and a 54-year-old female developed severe visual loss within 2 weeks of uncomplicated cataract surgery with intracameral vancomycin. The first patient developed a fulminant hemorrhagic vasculitis, whereas the second patient developed a less severe nonhemorrhagic vasculitis. Partial visual recovery and prevention of neovascular glaucoma was achieved using a combination of topical, oral, and intravitreal corticosteroids, along with intravitreal antivascular endothelial growth factor agents in the first patient and a combination of topical and oral corticosteroids alone in the second patient.
CONCLUSION: Hemorrhagic occlusive retinal vasculitis and nonhemorrhagic vasculitis after uncomplicated cataract surgery with intracameral vancomycin have been rarely reported. Early recognition and treatment may prevent devastating visual outcomes.
Volume
11 Suppl 1
First Page
155
Last Page
155
ISSN
1937-1578
Published In/Presented At
Ehmann, D. S., Adam, M. K., Kasi, S. K., Sivalingam, A., & Dunn, J. P. (2017). HEMORRHAGIC OCCLUSIVE RETINAL VASCULITIS AND NONHEMORRHAGIC VASCULITIS AFTER UNCOMPLICATED CATARACT SURGERY WITH INTRACAMERAL VANCOMYCIN. Retinal cases & brief reports, 11 Suppl 1, S155–S158. https://doi.org/10.1097/ICB.0000000000000389
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
27552119
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article