IC-106 Infectious, Inflammatory and Toxic Complications Following Cataract Surgery: Endophthalmitis, TASS, TPSS, HORV | ASCRS
Session
IC-106 Infectious, Inflammatory and Toxic Complications Following Cataract Surgery: Endophthalmitis, TASS, TPSS, HORV
April 2022
Meeting: 2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting
Course Instructor: Nick Mamalis, MD
Co-Instructors: Randall J. Olson, MD, ABO, Tat-Keong Chan, MD, FRCS
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Course Description
Course will present TASS, a sterile anterior segment inflammation following cataract surgery. Causes include irrigating solutions, medications, problems with instrument cleaning/sterilization, IOL-related problems. TPSS is a posterior segment inflammation secondary to problems with compounded medications injected transzonularly. HORV is a rare condition characterized by an occlusive retinal vasculitis associated with intracameral vancomycin.

Educational Objective
Recognize and treat Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome (TASS) and understand the presentation and causes of Toxic Posterior Segment Syndrome (TPSS) and Hemorrhagic Occlusive Retinal Vasculitis (HORV)

2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting Instructional Courses

This 1.5 hour Instructional Course was recorded at the 2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC on April 22-25. 

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