Baerveldt Scleral Patch Graft Abscess Secondary to Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus

We report the case of a 69-year-old female who underwent a Baerveldt implant placement for severe-stage primary open-angle glaucoma and developed a bacterial infection of the conjunctiva and abscess of the scleral patch graft with subsequent tube exposure. The infection was identified 3 weeks postop...

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Main Authors: Van Nguyen, Mason Schmutz, Sarah Farukhi, Sameh Mosaed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-11-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/484918