Article: Ketoconazole : A study in delayed post operative fungal endophthalmitis patients intolerant to amphotericin B.(Articles)(Report)

Byline: B. Lal, P. Agarwal, A. Chandra, O. Srivastava

Fungal endophthalmitis in the delayed post operative phase is well documented[1],[2]. The present study deals with eighteen cases of delayed post operative fungal uveitis and endophthalmitis, based on response to various antifungal drugs. Ketoconazole is a drug of the recent past and has been found very effective[3].

MATERIALS AND METHODS

18 clinically diagnosed fungal endophthal-mitis cases were selected for this study. These patients had uncomplicated intracap-sular cataract extraction and good visual recovery (6/9 or 6/6). After 6 weeks or more patients complained of photophobia, ...

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