• Prevention of postoperative infectious endophthalmitis is a subject that all intraocular surgeons need to address in their surgical practice. (eyewiki.org)
  • Vitreous wick syndrome, or vitreous touch syndrome, occurs after eye surgery or trauma and consists of microscopic wound breakdown accompanied by vitreous prolapse that develops into a vitreous wick. (medscape.com)
  • In October 1970, Ruiz and Teeters first described vitreous wick syndrome when they reported 11 cases of late complications following uneventful cataract surgeries. (medscape.com)
  • [ 1 ] The syndrome consisted of microscopic wound breakdown, followed by a vitreous prolapse that developed into a vitreous wick seen externally. (medscape.com)
  • Compartment syndrome of the lower leg is typically viewed as a surgical emergency. (faoj.org)
  • C ompartment syndrome of the lower leg is a surgical emergency in which elevated pressure within a closed myofascial space reduces circulation below a level necessary for muscle viability. (faoj.org)
  • With high clinical suspicion of compartment syndrome a wick catheter was used to measure intracompartmental pressures. (faoj.org)
  • Other causes include Ménière's disease (12%), superior canal dehiscence syndrome, vestibular neuritis, and visual vertigo. (wikipedia.org)
  • Once the patient is in the operating room, proper sterile preparation of the surgical site is of utmost importance. (eyewiki.org)
  • There is some evidence to suggest that the bacteria can influx into the eye after surgery, due to a pressure differential and changes in the flow through the surgical wound. (eyewiki.org)
  • Techniques for infection prophylaxis are aimed at reducing organisms on the ocular surface prior to surgery, reducing the exposure to organisms during the surgical procedure, and eradicating bacteria that enter the eye after cataract surgery is complete. (eyewiki.org)
  • Using nonabsorbable wound closure material requires removal of the device after the wound has healed. (mdisc.com)