Two Cases of Consecutive Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome after Uneventful Trabeculectomy Surgeries in a Tertiary Center

Tatiana M Gil-Martínez; María J Herrera; Vanessa Vera

doi:10.1159/000523889

Two Cases of Consecutive Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome after Uneventful Trabeculectomy Surgeries in a Tertiary Center

Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2022 Apr 4;13(1):234-242. doi: 10.1159/000523889. eCollection 2022 Jan-Apr.

Authors

Tatiana M Gil-Martínez¹, María J Herrera¹, Vanessa Vera²

Affiliations

¹ Centro Diagnóstico Oftalmológico de Oriente, Lechería, Venezuela.
² Unidad Oftalmológica de Caracas, Fundación AVAO, Caracas, Venezuela.

Abstract

Toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) is a severe, acute, sterile intraocular inflammation that occurs the same day or in the early stages after intraocular surgery. It has been most commonly reported after phacoemulsification. We report 2 cases that developed TASS after sequential uneventful trabeculectomy surgeries, in which a quaternary ammonium compound was used for the disinfection of surgical instruments. Good outcomes were achieved, possibly related to the fast treatment initiation.

Keywords: Glaucoma; Toxic anterior segment syndrome; Trabeculectomy.

Publication types

Case Reports