UPDATES IN MANAGEMENT OF POSTOPERATIVE ENDOPHTHALMITIS
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Update of the management of postoperative endophthalmitis.
Postoperative endophthalmitis is a rare but potentially devastating complication of intra-ocular surgery. Most cases are caused by bacterial infection. The clinical presentation of endophthalmitis can be classified as acute postoperative endophthalmitis, chronic postoperative endophthalmitis, and bleb-associated endophthalmitis. They each have a different aetiology, treatment, and prognosis. Th...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Egyptian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2537-0944
DOI: 10.21608/ejco.2019.162992