Mycotic endophthalmitis caused by Penicillium sp. after parenteral drug abuse.

A 30-year-old man developed endophthalmitis three weeks after an intravenous injection of hydromorphone hydrochloride. Penicillium species was recovered from a vitreous aspirate. Treatment with amphotericin B and flucytosine resulted in documented sterilization of the vitreous. At a six-month follow-up examination, the visual acuity of the involved eye was still limited to light perception.

Ketamine anesthesia in pediatric ophthalmic office procedures (October 1985-October 1986).

We describe a prospective study of 18 pediatric ophthalmic patients given low-dose intramuscular ketamine hydrochloride as the sole or adjunct anesthetic agent. Our results indicated that there was a low incidence of side effects with successful operative outcomes.