ABSTRACT

One of the most fearful complications of intraocular surgery is postoperative endophthalmitis. Although there are many advances in surgical devices and instruments in recent years with the use of effective prophylaxis procedures, the incidence of endophthalmitis is still about 0.1%. The aim of this study is to imply the pre-, intra-, and post-operative important points to reduce the incidence of endophthalmitis. Also the treatment protocols were evaluated in case with endophthalmitis despite the prophylactic measures.

Keywords: Endophthalmitis, risk factors, prophylaxis