PURPOSE: To evaluate posterior and anterior segment safety of an intracameral injection of moxifloxacin as prophylaxis for endophthalmitis in cataract surgery. METHODS: In this study, 60 eyes of 60 patients were included. In the first group, only 5% povidine iodine drop was administrated to 30 patients at the end of the surgery, while 30 patients were treated with intracameral moxifloxacin (250 μg/0.050 mL) additionally in the second group. Visual acuity, intraocular pressure, corneal pachymetry, corneal clarity, and edema and retinal thickness were evaluated preoperatively and for day 3 postoperatively for each group and were compared. RESULTS: Mean preoperative visual acuity was 0.7 ± 0.9 LogMAR in both groups 1 and 2, while mean postoperative visual acuity was 0.05 ± 1.00 LogMAR in both groups. Preoperative and postoperative intraocular pressure averaged 13.2 ± 2.0 and 13.2 ± 2.1 mmHg, respectively, in the first group, while preoperative and postoperative intraocular pressure was 14.9 ± 2.1 and 14.3 ± 2.0, respectively, in the second group. Preoperative and postoperative visual acuity changes and intraocular pressure changes were not significantly different between 2 groups. There was no single case of corneal edema. In the first group, preoperative pachymetry was 523 ± 44 and postoperative pachmetry was 536 ± 45 μm, while in the second group preoperative pachymetry was 527 ± 43 and postoperative pachymetry was 543 ± 42 μm. Preoperative and postoperative pachymetry changes were not significantly different between 2 groups. Mean preoperative macular thickness in the first group was 188 ± 7.73 μm, while it was measured as 189 ± 7.75 μm postoperatively. In the second group, mean preoperative macular thickness was 188 ± 8.89 μm, while it was 189 ± 9.61 μm postoperatively. Preoperative and postoperative optical coherence tomography (OCT) measure changes were not significantly different between the 2 groups. No study-related adverse events were noted. CONCLUSION: There was no increased safety risk associated with a 250 μm/0.050 mL intracameral injection of moxifloxacin, which appears to be safe in the prophylaxis of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery.
PURPOSE: To evaluate posterior and anterior segment safety of an intracameral injection of moxifloxacin as prophylaxis for endophthalmitis in cataract surgery. METHODS: In this study, 60 eyes of 60 patients were included. In the first group, only 5% povidine iodine drop was administrated to 30 patients at the end of the surgery, while 30 patients were treated with intracameral moxifloxacin (250 μg/0.050 mL) additionally in the second group. Visual acuity, intraocular pressure, corneal pachymetry, corneal clarity, and edema and retinal thickness were evaluated preoperatively and for day 3 postoperatively for each group and were compared. RESULTS: Mean preoperative visual acuity was 0.7 ± 0.9 LogMAR in both groups 1 and 2, while mean postoperative visual acuity was 0.05 ± 1.00 LogMAR in both groups. Preoperative and postoperative intraocular pressure averaged 13.2 ± 2.0 and 13.2 ± 2.1 mmHg, respectively, in the first group, while preoperative and postoperative intraocular pressure was 14.9 ± 2.1 and 14.3 ± 2.0, respectively, in the second group. Preoperative and postoperative visual acuity changes and intraocular pressure changes were not significantly different between 2 groups. There was no single case of corneal edema. In the first group, preoperative pachymetry was 523 ± 44 and postoperative pachmetry was 536 ± 45 μm, while in the second group preoperative pachymetry was 527 ± 43 and postoperative pachymetry was 543 ± 42 μm. Preoperative and postoperative pachymetry changes were not significantly different between 2 groups. Mean preoperative macular thickness in the first group was 188 ± 7.73 μm, while it was measured as 189 ± 7.75 μm postoperatively. In the second group, mean preoperative macular thickness was 188 ± 8.89 μm, while it was 189 ± 9.61 μm postoperatively. Preoperative and postoperative optical coherence tomography (OCT) measure changes were not significantly different between the 2 groups. No study-related adverse events were noted. CONCLUSION: There was no increased safety risk associated with a 250 μm/0.050 mL intracameral injection of moxifloxacin, which appears to be safe in the prophylaxis of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery.
Authors: Randy C Bowen; Andrew Xingyu Zhou; Sailaja Bondalapati; Thomas W Lawyer; Karisa B Snow; Patrick R Evans; Tyler Bardsley; Mary McFarland; Matthew Kliethermes; Dallas Shi; Christina A Mamalis; Tom Greene; Christopher J Rudnisky; Balamurali Krishna Ambati Journal: Br J Ophthalmol Date: 2018-01-11 Impact factor: 4.638