Pneumococcal Endophthalmitis Associated with Nasolacrimal Obstruction

Pneumococcal Dacryocystitis

“…Agarwal et al [9] while studying the bacteriology of ophthalmic infections found that out of 22 patients of chronic dacryocys› titis, bacteria were isolated in 19, five of them being Streptococcus pneumoniae. Lopez et al [10] found Streptococcus pneumoniae as the causative agent in 21 % of the endophthalmi› tis cases associated with previously untreated chronic ipsilateral nasolacrimal obstruction.…”

Acute Staphylococcus aureus wound infection after temporal clear corneal phacoemulsification

“…The majority are thought to be congenital in origin; 1 however, acquired prepapillary arterial loops have been described following central retinal artery occlusion, 2 and in a patient in whom the initial findings were multiple cotton wool spots of unknown origin. 3 Although generally asymptomatic, PPLs have been associated with BRAO, central retinal artery occlusion, vitreous haemorrhage, hyphaema, and amaurosis fugax.…”

“…3 Although generally asymptomatic, PPLs have been associated with BRAO, central retinal artery occlusion, vitreous haemorrhage, hyphaema, and amaurosis fugax. [1][2][3][4][5] To the best of our knowledge, the coexistence of carotid artery stenosis and prepapillary loops has not been described previously. It is interesting to note that the side with the greater degree of carotid stenosis was the same as that with the PPL and BRAO.…”

“…Wound infection is a rare postoperative complication after cataract extraction. [1][2][3] Although clear corneal phacoemulsification is commonly performed, there is limited information in the literature on clear corneal wound infections after phacoemulsification. 3,4 Previous reported cases of clear corneal wound infection after phacoemulsification occurred at least 4 days after surgery.…”

潜在候选细胞构建组织工程的泪道上皮: 兔的组织学和细胞学研究

“…Extra tear fluid is drained by the lacrimal ducts into the inferior meatus of the nose. Any stenosis or obstruction in the lacrimal duct system can induce symptoms of epiphora, chronic ocular surface inflammation, and pyorrhea, which may increase the risk of endophthalmitis after intraocular surgery (Lopez et al, 1993;Prabhasawat and Tseng, 1998;Kam et al, 2014). Various surgical treatments, including traditional or laser-assisted dacryocystorhinostomy, silastic tube intubation, balloon dacryoplasty, and laser lacryocystoplasty, can be applied to alleviate obstruction in lacrimal duct systems (Goldstein et al, 2006;Avgitidou et al, 2015;Takahashi et al, 2015).…”