Cataract Surgery in Behçet's Disease Patients One Week after Infliximab Administration.

Abstract

PURPOSE:

To describe two patients with Behçet's disease who underwent cataract surgery one week after infliximab administration.

METHODS:

Patients received preoperative antibiotic therapy with 0.5% levofloxacin eye drops and 500 mg levofloxacin oral tablets, followed by cataract surgery one week after infliximab administration. We observed ocular findings following cataract surgery, phacoemulsification-aspiration, and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation.

RESULTS:

There were no intraoperative complications. Neither ocular inflammatory attacks nor infectious complications were found in the operated eyes of both patients during follow-up.

CONCLUSION:

Administration of infliximab one week before cataract surgery is safe and effective for patients with Behçet's disease.

• Authors: Tsuneaki Handa, Hinako Tsunekawa, Masahiro Zako
• Journal: Case reports in ophthalmology (Case Rep Ophthalmol) Vol. 2 Issue 2 Pg. 176-8 (May 2011) ISSN: 1663-2699 [Electronic] Switzerland
• PMID: 21720532 (Publication Type: Case Reports)