The authors report a case of a patient who underwent cataract surgery with implantation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens and presented endophthalmitis on the second postoperative day. She was treated with intravitreal injection of amikacin, vancomycin and dexamethasone. After resolution of the infection the patient presented macular infarction and important loss of visual acuity due to amikacin toxicity.
Endophthalmitis; Macular degeneration; Amikacin; Amikacin; Injections, intravenous; Aminoglycosides; Vancomycin; Visual acuity; Postoperative complications
