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Br J Ophthalmol 2004;88:850 doi:10.1136/bjo.2003.038885
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Macular infarction after intravitreal amikacin

  1. B H Doft1,
  2. M Barza2
  1. 13501 Forbes Avenue, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
  2. 2Carney Hospital, 2100 Dorchester Avenue, Boston, MA 02124, USA
  1. Correspondence to: Dr Bernard H Doft
  • Accepted 20 November 2003

We write in reference to the letter by Galloway et al.1

The authors report a single case of macular infarction in a patient who had been given intravitreal amikacin for endophthalmitis. They cite that single case plus some previous literature as a reason to support a change in the choice of antibiotic for intravitreal injection from the treatment guidelines based on the results of the …

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