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Vol. VII, No. 12Archive > December, 2006

This Just In

TASS continues to vex the experts

TASS Still a Mystery
Experts Still Can't Pinpoint a Definitive Cause for Post-op Cataract Inflammation
The cause of the toxic anterior segment syndrome outbreak remains a mystery, but experts are treating anything that gains access to the eye during cataract surgery with suspicion: surgical instrument cleansers, antibiotic injections, saline solutions, even tap water used to rinse instruments.

 
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