2016•Journal of Current OphthalmologyOpen access

Post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis: Brief literature review

Hesam Hashemian, Reza Mirshahi, Mehdi Khodaparast, Mahmoud Jabbarvand

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PURPOSE: To investigate recent evidence in prophylaxis and management of post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis. METHODS: We conducted a literature search using Pubmed database for post cataract surgery endophthalmitis, and relevant articles were selected from original English papers published since 2015. RESULTS: Forty-nine articles were published regarding post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis from January 2015 to February 2016. A low incidence of post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis has been reported. A growing number of articles are focusing on preventing endophthalmitis using intracameral antibiotics. CONCLUSION: Based on the current evidence, intracameral antibiotics seems to be effective in preventing endophthalmitis after cataract surgery.

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Key concepts: Endophthalmitis, Medicine, Cataract surgery, Incidence (geometry), Antibiotics, Ophthalmology, Surgery, Optics