Panophthalmitis with orbital cellulitis following glaucoma drainage implant surgery in a pediatric patient
ABSTRACT Here we report a case of childhood glaucoma refractory to angle and trabeculectomy surgery. The patient was treated with an Ahmed™ drainage implant that was subsequently complicated by rapid-onset panophthalmitis and orbital cellulitis. Intravenous and intravitreal antibiotic therapy was in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia
2016-04-01
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Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492016000200123&lng=en&tlng=en |