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ArticleCureus2021

Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome After an Uncomplicated Vitrectomy With Epiretinal Membrane Peeling.

Piotr Kanclerz

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Piotr KanclerzOphthalmology, Hygeia Clinic, Gdansk, POL.
University Clinical Centre · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infectious endophthalmitis is the most devastating complication of eye surgery and is associated with severe inflammation of ocular tissues. This study aimed to present a similar condition, a case of toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) after an uncomplicated vitrectomy. A 69-year-old woman presented with epiretinal membrane and underwent 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy with membrane peeling in her left eye. Thirty hours after the procedure, the patient complained of increasing loss of visual acuity and a red left eye. The ophthalmic examination revealed moderate hyperemia, hypopyon and snowbanks in the anterior vitreous. Subconjunctival and topical steroids were administered, and the inflammatory symptoms resolved within 30 days. The visual acuity improved to 20/32, however, cystoid changes were noted in the macula by optical coherence tomography.  TASS should be considered a potential complication after vitrectomy. This report presents a case of TASS and discusses the differential diagnosis between TASS, infectious and non-infectious endophthalmitis.

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endophthalmitisepiretinal membranepars planitistoxic anterior segment syndromevitrectomy

Identifiers

PMID34079655
PMCPMC8159315
OpenAlexW3153461197

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