학술논문

Toxic anterior segment syndrome in a tertiary Australian healthcare institution.
Document Type
Article
Source
Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology. Sep2017, Vol. 45 Issue 7, p750-752. 3p.
Subject
*ANTERIOR eye segment
*CATARACT surgery
*SURGICAL complications
*TERTIARY care
*HEALTH facilities
Language
ISSN
1442-6404
Abstract
The article presents a study which examines the toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) in a tertiary healthcare institution in Australia. The study analyzes the outcome of the routine cataract surgery and identify cases of TASS in patients involved in the study. The study determined that TASS occurred in an outbreak fashion and symptoms were reduced within 6 months in all cases.