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A new iridoplasty method is described, which uses the U-suture technique to repair traumatic mydriasis and large iris defects. Two 0.9 mm opposing corneal incisions were made. The needle was inserted through the first incision, passed through the iris leaflets, and removed through the second incision. The needle was reinserted through the second incision and removed through the first incision by re-passing the needle through the iris leaflets to form a U-shaped suture. The modified Siepser technique was applied to fix the suture. Thus, with a single knot, the iris leaflets were brought closer (shrinking like a pack), fewer sutures were used and fewer gaps were left. Satisfactory aesthetic and functional results were obtained in all cases in which the technique was applied. There was no suture erosion, hypotonia, iris atrophy, or chronic inflammation during the follow-up.
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ABSTRACT Staphylococcus hominis (S. hominis) is a coagulase-negative Staphylococci and an infrequent cause of endophthalmitis. Due to its ability to produce biofilm, especially in diabetic patients, strains may acquire antibiotic resistance. We present two cases of S. hominis endophthalmitis, one with acute endophthalmitis after intravitreal bevacizumab injection and one with chronic endophthalmitis following undiagnosed penetrating ocular trauma. Although there are only four published S. hominis endophthalmitis cases in the literature, to the best of our knowledge, there has been no previously published case after intravitreal bevacizumab.
RESUMO Staphylococcus hominis (S. hominis) é um estafilococo coagulase-negativo e uma causa pouco frequente de endoftalmite. Devido à sua capacidade de produzir biofilme, especialmente em pacientes diabéticos, cepas dessa bactéria podem adquirir resistência a antibióticos. Este relato apresenta dois casos de endoftalmite por S. hominis: um de endoftalmite aguda após injeção intravítrea de bevacizumabe e outro de endoftalmite crônica após trauma ocular penetrante não diagnosticado. Embora existam apenas quatro casos de endoftalmite por S. hominis publicados na literatura, até onde sabemos não houve nenhum caso publicado anteriormente após bevacizumabe intravítreo.