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Review
. 2022 Feb 8;14(2):e22003.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.22003. eCollection 2022 Feb.

Postoperative Endophthalmitis After Cataract Surgery: An Update

Saad Althiabi  1 , Abdulaziz J Aljbreen  1 , Asma Alshutily  1 , Faisal A Althwiny  1
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Review

Postoperative Endophthalmitis After Cataract Surgery: An Update

Saad Althiabi et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Postoperative endophthalmitis is a serious complication that can happen after cataract surgery. It occurs mainly due to invasion of the globe by microbial flora, bacteria, or fungi from the adnexa and environment during the time of surgery. All patients undergoing cataract surgery should be evaluated for any potential risk factors that can enhance the development of postoperative endophthalmitis; managing the intraoperative risk and prophylaxis protocols should be considered in order to reduce the risk of endophthalmitis. Early follow-up after cataract surgery is highly recommended to detect any sign of endophthalmitis so as to treat it immediately and ensure patient compliance on post-surgery medication and precautions to reduce the serious complications caused by late diagnosis and treatment of post-cataract endophthalmitis.

Keywords: cataract; cataract surgery; endoophthalmitis; postoperative; prophylaxis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Acute-onset postoperative endophthalmitis with sutured corneal wound and hypopyon (arrow)
Source: Vaziri et al. [36]
Figure 2
Figure 2. Delayed-onset (chronic) postoperative endophthalmitis with small hypopyon and peripheral intracapsular infiltrates (arrow).
Source: Vaziri et al. [36]
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