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Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología
Print version ISSN 0365-6691
Abstract
MERINO, P.; GOMEZ DE LIANO, P. and YANEZ MARTINEZ, J.. Uveal effusion syndrome after strabismus surgery. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol [online]. 2006, vol.81, n.7, pp.409-412. ISSN 0365-6691.
Case report: A woman was operated on for strabismus under topical anesthesia. An exudative conjunctivitis was diagnosed immediately after the surgery, and a uveal effusion syndrome diagnosed 15 days later. Surgery exploration, vycril suture removal and therapy with systemic, sub-tenon, and topical corticosteroid and antibiotics was initiated. Intraoperative culture revealed evidence of Staphylococcus epidermidis. Good resolution occurred in 4 months. Discussion: Uveal effusion secondary to strabismus surgery has not been reported in the published literature. Implant and suture infection by Staphylococcus epidermidis following scleral buckling surgery may be a possible, but rare, cause of the uveal effusion syndrome.
Keywords : Uveal effusion syndrome; strabismus surgery; scleritis; Staphylococcus epidermidis; suture infection.