Endophthalmitis: controlling infection before and after cataract surgery
Endophthalmitis is a rare, but serious, postoperative complication of cataract surgery. It can have a devastating consequence on a patient’s vision: some patients may lose all light perception.The incidence of endophthalmitis has been reported to be between 0.13% and 0.7%.1 The primary source of thi...
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Language: | English |
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International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London
2008-03-01
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Series: | Community Eye Health Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/21/jceh_21_65_009.html |