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Corneal melting associated with a fixed dose combination of diclofenac 0 1 plus tobramycin 0 3 following cataract surgery      
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Prof. Dr. Kemal ÖRNEK Prof. Dr. Kemal ÖRNEK
Kırıkkale Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Fatime Nilüfer Yalçındağ
Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özden Özdemir
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Özet
After cataract surgery, ophthalmic solutions containing antiinflammatory and antiinfective drugs are administered to minimize the risk for possible complications. A fixed-dose combination of diclofenac plus tobramycin has been shown to be well tolerated after cataract surgery. 1, 2 Corneal melting has been reported as a possible complication of diclofenac use after cataract and refractive surgical procedures. 3–5 An 83-year-old woman was treated with a topical fixed-dose combination of diclofenac 0.1% plus tobramycin 0.3%(Ocubrax) 4 times daily after uneventful cataract surgery. On the first postoperative day, slitlamp examination revealed mild corneal edema. Three weeks later, the patient returned with a red and painful eye. There was a central corneal perforation, the anterior chamber was flat, and the iris had prolapsed (Figure 1). Cultures of corneal scrapings and conjunctival swabs were negative. There was …
Anahtar Kelimeler
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY
Dergi ISSN 0886-3350 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 08-2008
Cilt No 34
Sayı 8
Sayfalar 1417 / 1417
Doi Numarası 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.03.031