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Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome


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1 Department of Ophthalmology, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
 

In this era of topical cataract surgeries, where patients come and get operated within 15-20 minutes and walk with 20/20 vision from the hospital, there is a nightmare for ophthalmologists which is called endophthalmitis and Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome(TASS). Despite an uneventful surgery patient may land in ophthalmologist's outpatient department with decreased vision the next day because of TASS. Mild cases respond to treatment but severe cases may end up losing vision and may require further intraocular surgeries. Thus, steps should be taken to prevent this monstrous disease from happening. This article reviews how to diagnose, treat and prevent TASS.

Keywords

Denatured OVDs, Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome, Corneal Edema, Endophthalmitis, Uveitis.
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Authors

Tania Moudgil
Department of Ophthalmology, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Yashi Bansal
Department of Ophthalmology, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar, Punjab, India

Abstract


In this era of topical cataract surgeries, where patients come and get operated within 15-20 minutes and walk with 20/20 vision from the hospital, there is a nightmare for ophthalmologists which is called endophthalmitis and Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome(TASS). Despite an uneventful surgery patient may land in ophthalmologist's outpatient department with decreased vision the next day because of TASS. Mild cases respond to treatment but severe cases may end up losing vision and may require further intraocular surgeries. Thus, steps should be taken to prevent this monstrous disease from happening. This article reviews how to diagnose, treat and prevent TASS.

Keywords


Denatured OVDs, Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome, Corneal Edema, Endophthalmitis, Uveitis.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/ijmds%2F2015%2F79870