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A nurse reported that during a cataract extraction and intraocular lens (iol) implant procedure in the right eye, ophthalmic irrigation and aspiration tip, viscoelastic, and a 3-piece lens were used; the primary incision site clear cornea was 2.4 size, and during surgery a posterior capsular tear occurred with the 3-piece lens, leading to enlargement of the primary incision to 2.75 size with no sutures, wound integrity was intact and negative with no postoperative subconjunctival infection, and postoperative medication drops included antibiotics, steroids, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, with it being unknown if the event had resulted in clinically significant visual changes; post-surgery on third day post op less than 14 days later, the patient was diagnosed with endophthalmitis (infectious) and toxic anterior segment syndrome (tass) (2+) with conjunctival inflammation (1+), aqueous cells (2+), and hypopyon, the patient had no pain and the pupil was normal but experienced corneal edema and lid swelling; next day a culture sample was taken and the result was negative, and on the same day the patient was seen by retina and vitrectomy with anterior chamber wash was performed and intracameral (ic) antibiotics were given, the intervention was effective and the current condition of the patient was continuing but improving, with the surgeon¿s opinion being unable to determine if the manufacturer products caused or contributed to the event.This report pertains to one patient from the two patients from the same facility.
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Corrected information was provided in h.11.Upon receipt of new information for this event, it was confirmed that a duplicate submission had been made for the same reported issue under 9681121-2026-00032.Therefore, no further updates or follow up reports will be submitted under this number 9681121-2025-00193.All future information and reportable updates related to this event will be captured and submitted under the primary report, 9681121-2026-00032.The manufacturer internal reference number is: (b)(4).H.10 reflects all related report numbers associated with this product event that have been submitted at this time.
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