Bacterial keratitis after nonpenetrating glaucoma surgery.

Author(s): Mendrinos E, Dreifuss S, Dosso A, Baglivo E, Shaarawy T

Affiliation(s): Department of Ophthalmology, Geneva University Hospitals, 22 rue Alcide Jentzer, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.

Publication date & source: 2008-04, J Cataract Refract Surg., 34(4):707-9.

Publication type: Case Reports

A 68-year-old woman had uneventful deep sclerectomy with a collagen implant in the left eye that was complicated by infectious keratitis 2 weeks later. Corneal scraping revealed the presence of Staphylococcus aureus. The patient responded to topical antibiotic treatment, and the corneal infiltration resolved, leaving a corneal scar. Bacterial keratitis may occur after nonpenetrating glaucoma surgery and should be included in the list of early postoperative complications.