Gemella haemolysans acute postoperative endophthalmitis
- S V Raman1,
- N Evans1,
- T J Freegard1,
- R Cunningham2
- 1Royal Eye Infirmary, Apsley Road, Plymouth, UK
- 2Department of Microbiology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK
- Correspondence to: S V Raman, West of England Eye Unit, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK; Vasant317{at}yahoo.com
- Accepted 25 February 2003
Endophthalmitis is perhaps the most feared complication of cataract surgery, with a reported incidence between 0.07% and 0.13%.1,2 The most common organisms reported in previous studies are Gram positive staphylococci and streptococci.3,4 We report a case of severe endophthalmitis with an unusual Gram positive organism, after uncomplicated phacoemulsification, with foldable intraocular lens implantation.
Case report
A 66 year old white man underwent routine phacoemulsification cataract extraction with posterior chamber lens implantation (Acrylic, Model Hydroview H60M, Bausch & Lomb) to the right eye in January 2002.
The left eye had previously undergone similar surgery in September 2001. He was generally in good health, and on no medication. There was a past medical history of sarcoidosis treated with oral prednisolone in 1970, which has since been in remission, and an episode of staphylococcal septicaemia in …
