BJO at a glance
CLINICAL FEATURES OF FUNGUS INFECTION OF THE CORNEA
Suppurative keratitis is an important cause of monocular blindness worldwide. Although the standard of care is microbiological investigation to identify the cause of this agent, in some situations these facilities are limited. Thomas and co-workers identified clinical features of suppurative keratitis that suggested the infection was caused by fungi. These included serrated margins, raised slough, dry texture, satellite lesions, and coloration other than yellow. In contrast, hypopyon and fibrinous exdate were more frequently seen in bacterial keratitis. See p 1554
MINIMISING ERRORS IN THE OPERATING THEATRE
The problems surrounding human error in hospitals have received worldwide attention in the past few years. Mandal and co-workers studied 500 cases of cataract surgery performed in the United Kingdom. Nurses maintained reports concerning abnormal events; 69% of abnormal events were intraoperative whereas …
