Anterior chamber bacterial contamination in cataract surgery
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Anterior chamber bacterial contamination in cataract surgery
BACKGROUND The incidence of postoperative endophthalmitis has reduced during last several years to <0.01%; however, its associated complications continue to be devastating. Several sources of infection, including contamination by air, solutions, surgical instruments, intraocular lens, and wound leakage have been identified. The objective of this study was to evaluate the surgical technique, ant...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Ophthalmology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1471-2415
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-14-57