Peroperative microbial contamination of anterior chamber aspirates during extracapsular cataract extraction and phacoemulsification
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Peroperative microbial contamination of anterior chamber aspirates during extracapsular cataract extraction and phacoemulsification.
BACKGROUND The normal conjunctival flora is one of the main sources of intraocular contamination during cataract surgery. The theory that the positive anterior chamber (AC) pressure during phacoemulsification (phaco), and the smaller wound utilised, might reduce the rate of contamination was studied. METHODS The peroperative AC aspirates of 210 consecutive patients undergoing cataract surgery...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.81.11.953