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Endogenous endophthalmitis following ipsilateral carotid endarterectomy.

Guerin M, Orazakai A, Cross KS, Beatty S

Department of Ophthalmology, Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Ireland, marcbguerin@hotmail.com.

We report a case involving a 75-year-old lady who presented to our department of ophthalmology complaining of a 1 day history of ocular pain and reduced vision in the right eye, associated with rigors and diarrhoea. This patient, who had undergone a right carotid endarterectomy (CEA) 4 days previously, was subsequently confirmed to have developed endogenous endophthalmitis. To our knowledge, endogenous endopthalmitis has not previously been described as a postoperative complication of CEA, and should be considered in patients presenting with ocular complaints after this type of surgery.

Published 15 February 2008 in Ir J Med Sci.
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