Infected Baerveldt Glaucoma Drainage Device by Aspergillus n

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Infected Baerveldt Glaucoma Drainage Device by Aspergillus niger - case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine

Oct 11, 2017258 views

Fungal endophthalmitis is rare but may complicate glaucoma drainage device surgery. Management is challenging as the symptoms and signs may be subtle at initial presentation and the visual prognosis is usually poor due to its resistant nature to treatment. At present there is lesser experience with an intravitreal injection of voriconazole as compared to Amphotericin B. We present a case of successfully treated Aspergillus endophthalmitis following Baerveldt glaucoma drainage device implantation with intravitreal and topical voriconazole.

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