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Toxic anterior segment syndrome, 10 cases

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First Author: K.Mehdi MOROCCO

Co Author(s): J. Brahim salem   d. Sidi   T. Abdellaoui   M. Yassine   R. Karim   O. Abdelbar     

Abstract Details

Purpose:

cataract surgery is classified as one of the most frequent operations, affecting a population over 65 years of age. its prognosis is often favorable, nevertheless, it exsists rare complications whose inflammation of the former segment known under the name of TASS.

Setting:

Military hospital , Rabat

Methods:

We report a series of 10 cases, collected at the ophthalmology department of the military hospital flap instructions, who presented with inflammation of the anterior segment post cataract surgery.

Results:

the 10 patients presented at J1 postoperative visual blur, associated with mild pain (7 patients) to moderate (3 patients), a corneal edema with tyndall anterior chamber in all patients, including 4 with a hypopion. the posterior segment was inaccessible in 8 patients, whose ocular ultrasound showed no intra vitreous organization in favor of endophthalmitis. all patients were treated with local corticosteroids, with general use in 3 patients.

Conclusions:

TAAS is a complication in post-surgery of the anterior segment, rare indeed, but sometimes can leave disabling sequels or the interest to respect some prophylactic measures.

Financial Disclosure:

None