Acute bacterial endophthalmitis after scleral buckling surgery with chandelier endoillumination

Purpose: The non-contact wide-angle viewing system (WAVS) with chandelier endoillumination is being used more commonly during scleral buckling surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachments although its safety has not been established. We report our findings in a case of bacterial endophthalmitis th...

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Main Authors: Takato Sakono, Hiroki Otsuka, Hideki Shiihara, Naoya Yoshihara, Taiji Sakamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993617300269