Endophthalmitis, Postoperative: eMedicine Ophthalmology

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Endophthalmitis, Postoperative: eMedicine Ophthalmology

Overview: Postoperative endophthalmitis is defined as severe inflammation involving both the anterior and posterior segments of the eye after intraocular surgery. Typically, postoperative endophthalmitis is caused by the perioperative of microbial organisms into the eye either ...

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Tags: Eye, Cataract, Ophthalmology, Surgery

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Studies have reported a potentially higher rate of acute endophthalmitis following cataract surgery in recent years: http://bit.ly/b8UmhE

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Retinal Detachment, Postoperative: eMedicine Ophthalmology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Anytime subretinal fluid accumulates in the space between the neurosensory retina and the underlying retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), a retinal detachment occurs. Depending on the mechanism of subretinal fluid accumulation, retinal detachments traditionally have been classified ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Previous cataract surgery is a risk factor for the development of a retinal detachment. Read more here: http://bit.ly/dpD0SX

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Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Postoperative Endophthalmitis

eyedocnews.com — “According to a recent article in Modern Medicine, Dr. Randall J. Olson, MD, chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah” View full resource at eyedocnews.com