Sugiura Eye Clinic, 22 Kawanarishinmachi, Fuji-shi, Shizuoka, 416-0955, Japan.
Sci Rep. 2023 Apr 24;13(1):6615. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-33956-9.
We evaluated the clinical features of postoperative anterior blepharitis following cataract surgery and the efficacy of topical azithromycin retrospectively. Thirty eyes of 30 patients with a clinical diagnosis of anterior blepharitis by 6 months postoperatively among those who underwent cataract surgery at our institution between November 2020 and June 2022 were included. The diagnosis of anterior blepharitis and the assessment of objective and subjective findings were based on the American Academy of Ophthalmology Blepharitis Preferred Practice Pattern. Azithromycin eye drops were prescribed for all patients, and findings and symptoms before and after the drops were reviewed. The time of onset ranged from 2 weeks to 6 months after cataract surgery, with the most common onset at 2 to 3 months postoperatively (mean time of onset 79.4 ± 39.6 days). The type of anterior blepharitis was staphylococcal blepharitis in 26 eyes and seborrheic blepharitis in 4 eyes, while mixed type with posterior blepharitis was noted in 6 eyes. Symptoms at the time of examination included irritation (including foreign body sensation) in 24 eyes, tearing in 4 eyes, and redness in 3 eyes. The findings and symptoms of anterior blepharitis were alleviated or resolved with azithromycin eye drops in 26 of the 30 eyes, but the blepharitis recurred in 6 of these eyes, requiring azithromycin eye drops to be re-prescribed. The onset of anterior blepharitis after cataract surgery may be related to a gradual decrease in postoperative eye drops. Patients tended to complain of irritation and foreign body sensation, and azithromycin eye drops were effective in such cases.
我们回顾性评估了白内障术后前睑炎的临床特征和局部阿奇霉素的疗效。2020 年 11 月至 2022 年 6 月期间,在我院行白内障手术的患者中,有 30 例(30 只眼)术后 6 个月内临床诊断为前睑炎。前睑炎的诊断和客观及主观发现的评估均基于美国眼科学会睑炎首选实践模式。所有患者均给予阿奇霉素滴眼液,并回顾用药前后的发现和症状。发病时间为白内障手术后 2 周至 6 个月,最常见的发病时间为术后 2 至 3 个月(平均发病时间 79.4±39.6 天)。26 只眼为葡萄球菌性睑炎,4 只眼为脂溢性睑炎,6 只眼为混合性伴后睑炎。检查时的症状包括 24 只眼刺激(包括异物感)、4 只眼流泪和 3 只眼红。30 只眼中的 26 只用阿奇霉素滴眼液后前睑炎的症状和体征得到缓解或消退,但其中 6 只眼的睑炎复发,需要重新开具阿奇霉素滴眼液。白内障术后前睑炎的发病可能与术后滴眼剂逐渐减少有关。患者常主诉刺激和异物感,阿奇霉素滴眼液对此类患者有效。