Abstract
Post Fire Cracker Injury Corneal Perforation with Endophthalmitis in a Child
Highlights
An 8 years old male presented with rapidly detoriating vision in right eye with pain, redness and watering over a period of four days
The exudates from vitreous and anterior chamber were sent for microbiological testing which showed the organism to be Bacillus cereus
Topical moxifloxacin was continued and second dose of intravitreal Vancomycin was given after 72 hours
Summary
An 8 years old male presented with rapidly detoriating vision in right eye with pain, redness and watering over a period of four days. He had history of trauma to right eye with fire cracker injury 3 days back on eve of festival “Diwali” in India. The exudates from vitreous and anterior chamber were sent for microbiological testing which showed the organism to be Bacillus cereus. He was treated with repair of corneal perforation with intracameral Vancomycin wash and intravtreal Vancomycin injection. On higher magnification with slit illumination, there was corneal perforation, yellowish membranous exudates in anterior chamber and hypopyon of height of 2.5 mm (Figure 2)
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