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Research progress on the immune mechanism of thyroid-related eye disease combined with dry eye. 甲状腺相关性眼病合并干眼症的免疫机制研究进展。
IF 2.9
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection Pub Date : 2025-03-10 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-025-00477-7
Yuhong Wang, Dan Chen, Lina Jin, Dongping Li
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Endophthalmitis caused by Enterococcus faecalis: cytological and bacteriological diagnosis using vitreous fluid. 粪肠球菌引起的眼内炎:玻璃体液细胞学和细菌学诊断。
IF 2.9
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection Pub Date : 2025-03-08 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-025-00482-w
Prithvi Ramtohul, Diane Frankel, Frédérique Gouriet, Charles Delaporte, Thierry David, Patrice Roll, Elise Kaspi
{"title":"Endophthalmitis caused by Enterococcus faecalis: cytological and bacteriological diagnosis using vitreous fluid.","authors":"Prithvi Ramtohul, Diane Frankel, Frédérique Gouriet, Charles Delaporte, Thierry David, Patrice Roll, Elise Kaspi","doi":"10.1186/s12348-025-00482-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12348-025-00482-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This case report aims to describe the diagnostic method and the clinical course of endophthalmitis caused by Enterococcus faecalis.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>A 66-year-old man presented with sudden, severe pain and acute vision loss in his left eye. Ocular examination revealed significant intraocular inflammation and dense vitritis, suggesting endogenous endophthalmitis. Systemic evaluation identified colonic diverticulosis as a potential source of infection. Pars plana vitrectomy was performed, and analysis of the vitreous fluid, including cytological and bacteriological studies, confirmed the presence of Enterococcus faecalis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The vitreous fluid is an adequate sample for characterizing endophthalmitis by combining cytological and bacteriological analyses.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":"15 1","pages":"22"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11890648/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143586027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Orbital and medial rectus muscle involvement as initial presentations of hydatid disease. 眼眶和内侧直肌受累是包虫病的最初表现。
IF 2.9
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection Pub Date : 2025-03-07 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-025-00476-8
Seyed Mohsen Rafizadeh, Amir Mousavi, Mohammad Taher Rajabi, Amirhossein Aghajani, Zohreh Nozarian, Amin Zand
{"title":"Orbital and medial rectus muscle involvement as initial presentations of hydatid disease.","authors":"Seyed Mohsen Rafizadeh, Amir Mousavi, Mohammad Taher Rajabi, Amirhossein Aghajani, Zohreh Nozarian, Amin Zand","doi":"10.1186/s12348-025-00476-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12348-025-00476-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To report a rare case of orbital hydatid cyst involving the medial rectus muscle, which presented as progressive proptosis, with subsequent detection of liver involvement after further investigations.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>We present the case of a 12-year-old boy from a rural area with exposure to wildlife dogs. The patient had a two-month history of gradually progressive proptosis in the right eye, accompanied by periorbital swelling and limited medial ocular motility. Orbital magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a large mass within the medial rectus muscle, which showed peripheral enhancement with no central enhancement, consistent with a cystic lesion based on its imaging characteristics. The patient underwent orbitotomy, during which the lesion was aspirated, and its walls were resected. Pathological examination confirmed a structure of a hydatid cyst. Given the suggestive signs of a hydatid cyst as part of a systemic echinococcal infection, further investigations, including liver sonography, revealed a similar cystic lesion in the hepatic lobe. With the diagnosis of an orbital hydatid cyst and suspected echinococcal infection, the patient was treated with oral Albendazole for one month. His symptoms, including periorbital swelling, improved, and no recurrence was observed at a six-month follow-up.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Orbital hydatid cysts may present as inflammatory proptosis and should be considered in populations from endemic areas of human echinococcosis. Early diagnosis using orbital MRI, systemic investigations such as liver sonography, timely surgery for definitive diagnosis and treatment, and appropriate adjuvant antiparasitic medication are crucial for effective management.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":"15 1","pages":"21"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11889293/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143572849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Inadequacies in uveitis: misnomers, incongruencies, persistence of obsolete terminologies & inappropriate guidelines, treatment inadequacies, and misinterpretations. 葡萄膜炎的不足:用词不当、不一致、持续使用过时的术语和不适当的指南、治疗不足和误解。
IF 2.9
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-025-00470-0
Carl P Herbort, Ioannis Papasavvas, Masaru Takeuchi, Yoshihiko Usui, De-Kuang Hwang, Sagnik Sen
{"title":"Inadequacies in uveitis: misnomers, incongruencies, persistence of obsolete terminologies & inappropriate guidelines, treatment inadequacies, and misinterpretations.","authors":"Carl P Herbort, Ioannis Papasavvas, Masaru Takeuchi, Yoshihiko Usui, De-Kuang Hwang, Sagnik Sen","doi":"10.1186/s12348-025-00470-0","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12348-025-00470-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Inadequacies in medicine are manifold including inadequate influence of opinion leaders and consensus groups on terminology, diagnostic criteria and treatment guidelines, obsolete classifications and terms as well as misinterpretations of disease mechanisms. This is no different for uveitis and possibly even more pronounced as these are rare entities.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To underline inadequacies in uveitis including inadequate diagnostic criteria and treatment guidelines, misnomers, obsolescence of terminology, misinterpretation of disease processes and inadequate or underuse of investigative modalities in uveitis. This is a first report to be followed by others.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A critical retrospective literature review of selected inadequacies in uveitis practice.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We investigate the mechanism of abuse of power of opinion leaders through the historical events such as the delay in acceptance of antiviral treatment for zoster ophthalmicus, report inadequacies and misnomers resulting from opinion articles or opinion surveys, inadequate treatment guidelines such as for Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (VKH) , delays in adopting appropriate classifications, inappropriate pathophysiological interpretations such as for multiple evanescent white dot syndromes (MEWDS), reluctance to implement ICGA use, a crucial biomarker for choroiditis, among others.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Inadequacies in uveitis are not so rare and often result from inadequate influence of opinion leaders oe groups. Some are harmless although annoying, such as misnomers, while others can be harmful such as inadequate treatment guidelines.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":"15 1","pages":"19"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11885766/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143567382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Efficacy and safety of water-free topical cyclosporine for moderate to severe dry eye disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 无水外用环孢素治疗中重度干眼病的疗效和安全性:一项系统综述和荟萃分析
IF 2.9
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-025-00467-9
Ahmed Hamed Rehan, Hassan El-Masry, Roaa Abdultawab, Manahil Ahmed, Rawan Ashraf Kasem, Mohammad Al Diab Al Azzawi, Shree Rath
{"title":"Efficacy and safety of water-free topical cyclosporine for moderate to severe dry eye disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Ahmed Hamed Rehan, Hassan El-Masry, Roaa Abdultawab, Manahil Ahmed, Rawan Ashraf Kasem, Mohammad Al Diab Al Azzawi, Shree Rath","doi":"10.1186/s12348-025-00467-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12348-025-00467-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Dry eye disease (DED) is a widely prevalent ocular symptom, with an estimated global prevalence of around 12%. The increasing prevalence of this disease among adults poses a significant morbidity burden. The aim of this study is to analyze the efficacy and safety of water-free cyclosporine, a new intervention suggested to be more effective in treating DED.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A comprehensive literature search was conducted using databases as PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus and Web of Science. Keywords used include \"dry eye\", \"water-free cyclosporine\", and \"DED\" among others. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the use of water-free cyclosporine in patients with dry eye disease were included.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 4 RCTs were included in our analysis, consisting of 1,471 participants. Primarily, efficacy outcomes were evaluated such as total and central corneal fluorescence staining score (tCFS and cCFS) and dryness score. Our secondary outcomes evaluated the safety of these drugs by considering the treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) reported. Water-Free cyclosporine showed no significant improvement in tCFS (MD: -1.08; 95% CI, -3.48 to 1.32) and cCFS (MD: -0.21, 95% CI, -0.50 to 0.08). However, water free cyclosporine showed statistically and clinically significant results in improving the dryness score (MD, -7.48; 95% CI, -14.5 to -.082). Pooled analysis of total participants reporting TEAEs, ocular and serious TEAEs was not significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our meta-analysis analyzed the safety and efficacy of water-free topical 0.1% cyclosporine eye drops for the treatment of moderate to severe DED. A significant reduction in dryness scores provides hope for further development of this drug, potentiated with the little to no significant increase in risk of adverse events. There is a need for diverse trials with a greater population to validate these results and generate rigorous evidence.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":"15 1","pages":"20"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11885208/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143567379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Rare bilateral corneoscleral perforation secondary to ocular tuberculosis: a case report and clinical insights. 罕见双侧角膜巩膜穿孔继发于眼结核:1例报告及临床观察。
IF 2.9
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection Pub Date : 2025-03-05 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-025-00472-y
Justin Dreyer, Lauren Kiryakoza, Jonathan Tijerina, Thomas Albini, Guillermo Amescua
{"title":"Rare bilateral corneoscleral perforation secondary to ocular tuberculosis: a case report and clinical insights.","authors":"Justin Dreyer, Lauren Kiryakoza, Jonathan Tijerina, Thomas Albini, Guillermo Amescua","doi":"10.1186/s12348-025-00472-y","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12348-025-00472-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This case represents a rare presentation of bilateral corneoscleral perforation secondary to presumed ocular mycobacterium tuberculosis infection with the goal of reporting a case of bilateral corneoscleral perforation in the setting of a positive interferon-γ release assay (IGRA) test.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>A 27-year-old patient presented with five months of redness, worsening eye pain, and five days of decreasing vision. Visual acuity (VA) was counting fingers bilaterally. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was 10 mmHg and 19 mmHg in the right and left eye, respectively. A slit lamp examination disclosed conjunctival injection, corneal haze, bilateral mutton-fat keratic precipitates, and a hypopyon in both eyes. The right eye had a 1.5 mm × 1.5 mm Seidel-positive corneal perforation with uveal prolapse. Similarly, the left eye had a 0.5 mm × 0.5 mm Seidel-negative inferior corneal perforation with uveal plugging. The chest X-ray showed a left-sided pleural effusion.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Computed tomography (CT) of the face and sinuses showed bilateral circumferential globe thickening. IGRA was positive. All other rheumatologic and infectious workups were negative, including HIV, ACE, ANA, ANCA, CRP, anti-scleroderma antibody and HCV. The patient was treated with intravenous methylprednisolone and seven months of rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol. This workup shows the rare bilateral corneal involvement of ocular tuberculosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":"15 1","pages":"16"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11880446/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143556895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Scleritis in Iran. 伊朗的巩膜炎。
IF 2.9
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection Pub Date : 2025-03-05 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-025-00473-x
Sahba Fekri, Reza Esmaili Fallah, Masoud Soheilian, Seyed-Hossein Abtahi, Hosein Nouri
{"title":"Scleritis in Iran.","authors":"Sahba Fekri, Reza Esmaili Fallah, Masoud Soheilian, Seyed-Hossein Abtahi, Hosein Nouri","doi":"10.1186/s12348-025-00473-x","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12348-025-00473-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To present the demographic and clinical presentations of anterior scleritis among Iranian patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective case-series at a tertiary center in Iran, identified and analyzed anterior scleritis cases admitted from 2008 to 2018. Extracted data included demographics, clinical features, background systemic diseases, utilized therapies, and follow-up data on visual outcomes, ocular complications, and recurrence rate. Patients with incomplete records were excluded from the analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixty-five patients (83 eyes) with anterior scleritis were included, with a female predilection (77%) and a mean age (± SD; range) of 44.8 (± 14.6; 11-81). Diffuse and necrotizing scleritis were the most and least common subtypes, respectively. Bilateral involvement (28% at baseline, 44.6% eventually) and concurrent keratitis (10.7%) or uveitis (16.9%) were documented in some cases. Most cases were idiopathic (61.5%). Scleritis was the initial manifestation of autoimmune diseases in six patients. In addition to oral and/or intravenous corticosteroid therapy, most of our patients (70.7%) were treated with immunosuppressive regimens. No inter-subtype difference was noted in recurrence rate and time to treatment cessation. Necrotizing subtype was associated with worse visual outcomes and more frequent ocular complications.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Despite limitations in data collection and follow-up, our findings contribute valuable insights into the clinical characteristics and management of scleritis in a group of Iranian patients for the first time.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":"15 1","pages":"17"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11880481/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143556899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Outcome of photodynamic therapy with Rose Bengal in conjunction with topical PHMB and chlorhexidine combination in Acanthamoeba keratitis. 光动力疗法联合局部PHMB和氯己定治疗棘阿米巴角膜炎的疗效。
IF 2.9
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection Pub Date : 2025-03-05 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-025-00466-w
Bhupesh Bagga, Lakshminarayanan Gowtham, Lalit Kishore Ahirwar, Debkuntal Sen, Saumya Jakati, Md Hasnat Ali, Savitri Sharma
{"title":"Outcome of photodynamic therapy with Rose Bengal in conjunction with topical PHMB and chlorhexidine combination in Acanthamoeba keratitis.","authors":"Bhupesh Bagga, Lakshminarayanan Gowtham, Lalit Kishore Ahirwar, Debkuntal Sen, Saumya Jakati, Md Hasnat Ali, Savitri Sharma","doi":"10.1186/s12348-025-00466-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12348-025-00466-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To report the outcome of Acanthamoeba keratitis, with early addition of Photo-dynamic antimicrobial therapy with Rose Bengal (PDAT-RB) to the medical treatment (combination of 0.02% Polyhexamethylene Biguanide (PH)and 0.02% chlorhexidine(CH)).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients were recruited based on the infiltrate size being < 8 mm and limited to the mid stroma, < 300µ, and confirmed microbiological diagnosis. Along with the continuation of PHMB + CH, patients were also treated with PDAT-RB twice with a gap of one week using 0.1% w/v RB and green LED (525 nm) array immediately after the confirmation of diagnosis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 14 patients were enrolled. All the enrolled patients received adjuvant PDAT-RB within 5 (2.5 to 11) days of diagnosis. The average diameter and median depth of the infiltrate were 5.7 ± 1.56(V), 5.9 ± 1.38(H) mm, and 250 (250 to 300)µ, respectively. The mean LogMAR visual acuity at the time of presentation was 2.52 ± 0.95. Out of 14 enrolled patients, infection was resolved in 12 (85.7%) patients, whereas 2 (14.3%) patients needed TPK. The median days to resolve were 110 (67 to 150) days. The final mean LogMAR Visual acuity at the end of the follow-up was 1.60 ± 1.3.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study demonstrates the effective resolution of Acanthamoeba keratitis when treated with early adjuvant photodynamic antimicrobial therapy using Rose Bengal (PDAT-RB).</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":"15 1","pages":"18"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11883065/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143567386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Preoperative conjunctival flora and antibiotic susceptibility in cataract surgery patients at Ibn Al-Haitham teaching eye hospital in Baghdad, Iraq. 伊拉克巴格达Ibn Al-Haitham眼科教学医院白内障手术患者的术前结膜菌群和抗生素敏感性。
IF 2.9
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection Pub Date : 2025-02-27 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-025-00471-z
Mohammed A Fenjan, Furkaan Majied Hamied, Ahmed Sermed Al Sakini, Hamzeh Khorsheed, Sandra Thair Al-Aish
{"title":"Preoperative conjunctival flora and antibiotic susceptibility in cataract surgery patients at Ibn Al-Haitham teaching eye hospital in Baghdad, Iraq.","authors":"Mohammed A Fenjan, Furkaan Majied Hamied, Ahmed Sermed Al Sakini, Hamzeh Khorsheed, Sandra Thair Al-Aish","doi":"10.1186/s12348-025-00471-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12348-025-00471-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Endophthalmitis is a rare but severe eye inflammatory disorder caused by bacterial infection that can occur after cataract surgery. Most bacteria are part of the patient's natural flora, and even with antibiotic treatment, it causes considerable ocular morbidity and vision loss.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate the preoperative conjunctival flora and their antibiotic susceptibility in patients undergoing cataract surgery at Ibn Al-Haitham Teaching Eye Hospital, a tertiary ophthalmology center in Baghdad, Iraq.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional, single-center study based on conjunctival swabs of patients prior to cataract surgery and cultured using blood agar, chocolate agar, MacConkey agar, and Sabouraud agar. Bacterial isolates were identified using Gram staining and biochemical tests, and antibiotic sensitivity was determined using the disc diffusion method according to CLSI guidelines. Statistical analysis was done by SPSS Statistics Version 23.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 200 patients (200 conjunctival swabs of consecutive 200 eyes) scheduled for cataract surgery were included. Positive cultures were found in 45 (24%) patients. Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus epidermidis was the most frequently isolated microorganism (75% of isolates), followed by Staphylococcus aureus (14.58%), Aspergillus species (6.25%), and E. coli (4.17%). S. epidermidis showed the highest sensitivity to ofloxacin (97.2%) and chloramphenicol (94.4%) and the lowest sensitivity to fusidic acid (11.1%) and ceftazidime (5.6%). S. aureus exhibited the highest sensitivity to chloramphenicol (100%) and tobramycin (85.7%) but was completely resistant to ceftazidime and fusidic acid (100% resistance). E. coli isolates were 100% sensitive to ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and chloramphenicol.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study revealed conjunctival microbial colonization in 24% of cataract surgery candidates, with S. epidermidis being the most prevalent isolate. Chloramphenicol, ofloxacin, Tobramycin, and Ciprofloxacin showed high sensitivity. Fusidic acid and Ceftazidime exhibited negligible sensitivity.</p>","PeriodicalId":16600,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection","volume":"15 1","pages":"15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11867984/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143515992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Microbial contamination of therapeutic contact lenses after photorefractive keratectomy: a prospective analysis. 光屈光性角膜切除术后治疗性隐形眼镜的微生物污染:一项前瞻性分析。
IF 2.9
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection Pub Date : 2025-02-26 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-025-00469-7
Mohammad Soleimani, Omid Behjati Najafabadi, Mehrnaz Atighehchian, Alireza Razavi, Zohreh Abedinifar, Seyed Ali Tabatabaei, Hassan Asadigandomani
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