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Macular ischemia after intravitreal amikacin on patient with intraocular foreign body

Macular ischemia after intravitreal amikacin on patient with intraocular foreign body
Arief Kartasasmita, Susi Mona, Erwin Iskandar, Iwan Sovani, Djonggi Panggabean
Universitas Padjadjaran, GMS Ophthalmology Cases 2017, Vol. 7, ISSN 2193-1496
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Universitas Padjadjaran, GMS Ophthalmology Cases 2017, Vol. 7, ISSN 2193-1496

Background: Although still used in third world countries, amikacin has a harmful effect to be used intravitreally. Purpose: To report macular ischemia after an intravitreal injection of amikacin Methods: A case report regarding a traumatized eye of a 26-year-old man that was injected intravitreally with amikacin due to intraocular foreign body endophthalmitis Results: Angiography and OCT show macular ischemia due to amikacin toxicity. Conclusion: The case reported here is to alert about the potential harmful effect of intravitreally injected amikacin despite its role as an accepted regimen for endohthalmitis cases.

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