Incidence of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery in Japan

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 848-851

  Oshika, Tetsuro ^a   Hatano, Hiroshi ^b   Kuwayama, Yasuaki ^c   Ogura, Yuichiro ^d   Ohashi, Yuichi ^e   Oki, Kotaro ^f   Uno, Toshihiko ^e   Usui, Norio ^g   Yoshitomi, Fumiaki ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b Lumine Hatano Eye Clinic   (Japan)

^c OSAKA KOSEI NENKIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^e EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^f Oki Eye Surgery Center   (Japan)

^g Division of Ophthalmology   (Japan)

^h Dazaifu Yoshitomi Eye Centre   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Endophthalmitis; Incidence; Infection; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCLEROTOMY; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEA; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; SCLERA;

EID: 36348993207     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2007.00932.x     Document Type: Article

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