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  • Title: Post-surgical scleritis associated with the ganciclovir implant.
    Author: Srivastava S, Taylor P, Wood LV, Lee SS, Robinson MR.
    Journal: Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging; 2004; 35(3):254-5. PubMed ID: 15185797.
    Abstract:
    Although the ganciclovir implant is an effective and well-tolerated treatment for cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection, complications that may occur include retinal detachment, implant extrusion, and endophthalmitis. A 22-year-old woman with human immunodeficiency virus infection presented with a painful left eye with scleritis overlying previous ganciclovir implant sclerotomy sites. The inflammation progressed 360 degrees around the pars plana with progressive thinning at the implant sites. Post-surgical necrotizing scleritis is another complication that can occur in patients with ganciclovir implants.
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