Retained antibiotic ophthalmic ointment on an intraocular len 34 month after uturele cataract urgery

Purpoe To quickly examine the long-term retained oily-like material on the intraocular len (IOL) of a uturele cataract urgical patient. Deign Obervational cae report. Method Fourier tranform infrared (FT-IR) and confocal Raman micropectrocopie were ued to identify the depoited material on explanted IOL. Reult A 70-year-old man underwent a uturele cataract urgery for hi right eye. Garamycin ophthalmic ointment wa potoperatively applied on the conjunctival fornix. Hi viion wa improved to 20/25 after urgery but declined gradually to 20/400 half a year later. An oily-like hump on the anterior urface of IOL wa found and he underwent IOL exchange after approximately 3 year. The oily-like material wa identified by uing FT-IR and Raman micropectrocopie to be garamycin ophthalmic ointment. Concluion Both FT-IR and Raman micropectrocopie can eaily examine the retained antibiotic ophthalmic ointment on the IOL. Direct acce of ophthalmic ointment into ocular anterior chamber through the uturele inciion i a potential rik.