Mrs. A., a 45 year old female was raking
leaves in her yard when she accidently
scratched her cornea as she pick up a pile
of brush. Although her eye was quite
painful, she did not seek medical
attention. Instead, she used some eye
drops her husband received the year before
when he had cataract surgery. After 3
days of using the eye drops, mrs. A eye
was even more painful and had become red.
Her entire eye orbital was swollen and her
vision was affected. Finally, on day 4,
mrs. A. Saw her eye doctor, who
suspected an infection and swabbed her
eye. Because mrs. A brought the eye
drops along, the doctor plated a sample
of the eye drop. My question is what kind
of infection does mrs . Have and how
should it be treated
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mike101
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Oct 2003 Posts: 136 Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posted: 03-11-04 12:43pm
The two most common eye drops prescribed
after cataract surgery are dexamethasone
and chloramphenicol.
Both drugs have an open shelf life of 2 to
3 weeks, after which they should be
disgarded.
If an infection is visible under split
lamp inspection, most doctors will
prescribe a fresh course of chloromycetin
and possibly toprex eye oinment.
It is also often recommended that patients
keep their eye covered until the infection
is under control.
