Survey of prevention of postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract surgery in Thailand
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An outbreak of acute postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract surgery.
BACKGROUND Endophthalmitis is one of the most serious complications of ophthalmic surgery, which includes postoperative cataract extraction. Outbreak of acute postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract surgery has been reported in Thailand and other countries. OBJECTIVE To describe an outbreak of acute postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract surgery that was referred to Chiang Mai Univ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eye South East Asia
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2586-8349,2697-4398
DOI: 10.36281/2021010209