Is there a relationship between clear corneal cataract incisions and endophthalmitis?

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 643-645

  Masket, Samuel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ASEPSIS; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEA SURGERY; EDITORIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; INCISION; PARACENTESIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEA; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 19344376308     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2005.03.019     Document Type: Editorial

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