Abstract
Prevention of Evisceration or Enucleation in a Patient with Endogenous Klebsiella Panophthalmitis and Scleral Abscess
Highlights
A 70-year-old diabetic man with Klebsiella liver abscess complained of painful blurred vision in the right eye for 7 days and was referred for evisceration or enucleation
After three consecutively intravitreal and periocular injections of ceftazidime/dexamethasone combinations within one week, the abscess subsided without deformity of the eyeball (Figure 1B)
Severe panophthalmitis is frequently accompanied by corneal opacity, scleral abscess, and perforation or rupture
Summary
A 70-year-old diabetic man with Klebsiella liver abscess complained of painful blurred vision in the right eye for 7 days and was referred for evisceration or enucleation. Prevention of Evisceration or Enucleation in a Patient with Endogenous Klebsiella Panophthalmitis and Scleral Abscess
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