Bilateral corneal ulcers and endophthalmitis after eyelid surgery due to multi-drug resistant mixed infections

• Published in: TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 321 - 322
• Main Authors: Natarajan, Radhika, Bhende, Muna, Giridhar, Divya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2022; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: bilateral infection; corneal infiltrates with endophthalmitis; entropion surgery; multi-drug resistance; multi-drug resistance; Bilateral infection; corneal infiltrates with endophthalmitis; entropion surgery

Exogenous infective endophthalmitis is extremely rare after eyelid surgery. A 65-year-old lady presented with bilateral corneal infiltrates and severe anterior chamber exudation after bilateral senile entropion correction. There were multiple fluffy exudates in both the anterior chambers. The left e...