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Title:

Microbial keratitis-induced endophthalmitis: incidence, symptoms, therapy, visual prognosis and outcomes.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Zapp, Daniel; Loos, Daria; Feucht, Nikolaus; Khoramnia, Ramin; Tandogan, Tamer; Reznicek, Lukas; Mayer, Christian
Abstract:
To evaluate symptoms, therapies and outcomes in rare microbial keratitis-induced endophthalmitis.Retrospective study with 11 patients treated between 2009 and 2014. Clinical findings, corneal diseases, history of steroids and trauma, use of contact lenses, number and type of surgical interventions, determination of causative organisms and visual acuity (VA) were evaluated.The incidence of transformation from microbial keratitis to an endophthalmitis was 0.29% (n = 11/3773). In 90.9% (n = 10/11),...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
BMC Ophthalmol
Year:
2018
Journal volume:
18
Journal issue:
1
Pages contribution:
112
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1186/s12886-018-0777-3
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29724209
Print-ISSN:
1471-2415
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenheilkunde
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