Simultaneous bilateral endophthalmitis after immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery: What's the risk of functional blindness?

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Li, Olivia ^a   Kapetanakis, Venediktos ^b   Claoué, Charles ^c  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Queens Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; BLINDNESS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EDITORIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FUNCTIONAL BLINDNESS; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANTATION; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHACOFRAGMENTATION UNIT; PHAKIC INTRAOCULAR LENS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEQUENTIAL BILATERAL CATARACT SURGERY; SIMULTANEOUS BILATERAL ENDOPHTHALMITIS;

BLINDNESS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EUROPE; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896074256     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2014.01.002     Document Type: Editorial

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