Macular ischemia after intravitreal amikacin on patient with intraocular foreign body

摘要

Background: Although still used in third world countries, amikacin has a harmful effect to be used intravitreally.Purpose: To report macular ischemia after an intravitreal injection of amikacinMethods: A case report regarding a traumatized eye of a 26-year-old man that was injected intravitreally with amikacin due to intraocular foreign body endophthalmitisResults: Angiography and OCT show macular ischemia due to amikacin toxicity. Conclusion: The case reported here is to alert about the potential harmful effect of intravitreally injected amikacin despite its role as an accepted regimen for endohthalmitis cases.