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Arq Bras Oftalmol ; 68(2): 223-7, 2005.
Article in Portuguese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15905945

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To harvest microorganisms from the microkeratome after LASIK. To induce experimental infectious keratitis and investigate the use of routine postoperative medication. METHODS: During eight consecutive days, we cultured the plate of the microkeratome after routine LASIK. Dilutions of the most frequent microorganism was prepared according to the MacFarland scale. Ten microliters were injected into both corneas of eight guinea pigs. The right cornea was used as control and the left cornea was treated with 0.3% ciprofloxacin associated with dexamethasone and ketorolac tromethamine every 4 hours for 24 hours (group 2). The animals were sacrificed and the corneas were divided into two halves, which were sent to analyzed by the microbiology and histopathology laboratory. RESULTS: In the control group, Staphylococcus aureus could be retrieved from all corneas, while in group 2, only 50% showed positive cultures (p=0.0128). Histopathology concerning polymorphonuclear cells showed an intense degree of inflammation in group 1 (p=0.0203) and regarding monomorphonuclear cells, it was also more intense in group 1 (p=0.0051). CONCLUSION: This study suggests that the use of wide-spectrum antibiotic associated with anti-inflammatory eye drops has a significant effect on the reduction of a potential infectious and inflammatory process after refractive surgery.


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Anti-Infective Agents/therapeutic use , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use , Keratitis/drug therapy , Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ , Postoperative Complications/prevention & control , Staphylococcal Infections/drug therapy , Animals , Ciprofloxacin/therapeutic use , Dexamethasone/therapeutic use , Disease Models, Animal , Drug Therapy, Combination , Guinea Pigs , Keratitis/microbiology , Ketorolac Tromethamine/therapeutic use , Staphylococcal Infections/complications , Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification , Staphylococcus epidermidis/isolation & purification
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Arq. bras. oftalmol ; 68(2): 223-227, mar.-abr. 2005. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-402519

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OBJETIVO: Isolar microrganismo em microceratótomo, induzir ceratite infecciosa avaliando a resposta terapêutica. MÉTODOS: Foram realizadas coletas consecutivas de material a partir do microceratótomo usado rotineiramente para cirurgia refrativa em olhos humanos durante um período de 8 dias. Preparou-se uma diluição segundo a escala de MacFarland para inocular na córnea de cobaias. Utilizaram-se oito animais, injetou-se 10 µl no estroma corneano de ambos os olhos. No olho direito não se instilou medicamento (grupo 1) e no olho esquerdo instilou-se ciprofloxacina 0,3 por cento associado a dexametasona a 0,1 por cento e trometamina de cetorolac de 4 em 4 horas por 24 horas (grupo 2). Após este período as cobaias foram sacrificadas e as córneas divididas, sendo uma metade enviada para análise microbiológica e outra para histopatologia. RESULTADOS: No grupo sem tratamento, todas as 8 amostras foram positivas, ao passo que no grupo tratado, 3 desenvolveram cultura positiva para Staphylococcus aureus (p=0,0128). A avaliação histopatológica de polimorfonucleares e monomorfonucleares no estroma mostrou que eram menos numerosos no grupo tratado (grupo 2), com p=0,0203 e p=0,0051, respectivamente. CONCLUSAO: Este estudo portanto sugere que o uso de antibiótico de amplo espectro associado a antiinflamatório tem efeito significativo na diminuição do processo inflamatório e infeccioso em possível contaminação intra-estromal após cirurgia refrativa.


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Animals , Anti-Infective Agents , Anti-Inflammatory Agents , Keratitis/drug therapy , Postoperative Complications/prevention & control , Staphylococcal Infections/drug therapy , Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ , Keratitis/microbiology , Ketorolac Tromethamine/therapeutic use , Ciprofloxacin/therapeutic use , Disease Models, Animal , Drug Therapy, Combination , Dexamethasone/therapeutic use , Guinea Pigs , Staphylococcal Infections/complications , Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification , Staphylococcus epidermidis/isolation & purification
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