Continuous subpalpebral antimicrobial lavage for pseudomonas scleritis secondary to pterygium excision

  • Colin I Clement Department of Ophthalmology, Sydney Hospital & Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia; Central Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia;
  • Margaret Kearns Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown NSW 2006 Australia
  • Paula Berdoukas Department of Ophthalmology, Sydney Hospital & Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia;Save Sight Institute, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
  • Peter McCluskey
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35119/asjoo.v13i3.136
Keywords: Scleritis, pseudomonas, pterygium, ciprofloxacin

Abstract

Infectious scleritis is an uncommon but potentially blinding complication of pterygium surgery.

Published
2014-04-01
How to Cite
Clement, C., Kearns, M., Berdoukas, P., & McCluskey, P. (2014). Continuous subpalpebral antimicrobial lavage for pseudomonas scleritis secondary to pterygium excision. Asian Journal of Ophthalmology, 13(3), 118-120. https://doi.org/10.35119/asjoo.v13i3.136
Issue
Vol 13 No 3 (2014)
Section
Case Reports/Case Series

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