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[Postoperative endophthalmitis]
1Clinica Oftalmologica Cluj.
Purpose:
Is to establish the risk factors, the treatment and the prognostic factors at the patients operated for cataract, who developed earl endophtalmitis after the operation.
Material And Method:
We studied 14 eyes which were operated for cataract who developed endophtalmitis after the the operation.
Results:
At all patients the general treatment associated antibiotics (Cefalosporine) with steroids (high doses) and the local one was with mydriatics and steroids. After the treatment, we obtained a visual acuity between 0.7-1 at 11 eyes, visual acuity between 0.400,6 in 3 eyes and 2 eye had a visual acuity under 0.1.
Conclusions:
The postoperative endophthalmities is a complication which affect the functional prognosis of the patients operated for cataract.
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