Streptococcus pneumoniae endophthalmitis after exposed glaucoma drainage implant

A patient with juvenile glaucoma status post 2 glaucoma drainage implants in each eye presents with painful vision loss in the left eye and is found to have streptococcus pneumoniae endophthalmitis from an exposed inferior glaucoma drainage implant. The infection is managed medically with intravitre...

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Main Authors: Dylann Fujimoto, Philina Yee, Stephanie Noh, Kapil Mishra, Sameh Mosaed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993624001853
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description A patient with juvenile glaucoma status post 2 glaucoma drainage implants in each eye presents with painful vision loss in the left eye and is found to have streptococcus pneumoniae endophthalmitis from an exposed inferior glaucoma drainage implant. The infection is managed medically with intravitreal antibiotics and surgically with a glaucoma drainage device revision, anterior chamber washout and pars plana vitrectomy.
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spelling doaj-art-9d33f065a24a4be193f2fd086a0dda5f2025-08-20T01:57:56ZengElsevierAmerican Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports2451-99362024-12-013610217510.1016/j.ajoc.2024.102175Streptococcus pneumoniae endophthalmitis after exposed glaucoma drainage implantDylann Fujimoto0Philina Yee1Stephanie Noh2Kapil Mishra3Sameh Mosaed4Corresponding author.; Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine, United StatesGavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine, United StatesGavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine, United StatesGavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine, United StatesGavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine, United StatesA patient with juvenile glaucoma status post 2 glaucoma drainage implants in each eye presents with painful vision loss in the left eye and is found to have streptococcus pneumoniae endophthalmitis from an exposed inferior glaucoma drainage implant. The infection is managed medically with intravitreal antibiotics and surgically with a glaucoma drainage device revision, anterior chamber washout and pars plana vitrectomy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993624001853
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Streptococcus pneumoniae endophthalmitis after exposed glaucoma drainage implant
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
title Streptococcus pneumoniae endophthalmitis after exposed glaucoma drainage implant
title_full Streptococcus pneumoniae endophthalmitis after exposed glaucoma drainage implant
title_fullStr Streptococcus pneumoniae endophthalmitis after exposed glaucoma drainage implant
title_full_unstemmed Streptococcus pneumoniae endophthalmitis after exposed glaucoma drainage implant
title_short Streptococcus pneumoniae endophthalmitis after exposed glaucoma drainage implant
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