[Surgical prophylaxis for postoperative endophthalmitis following phakoemulsification. A short review]

To avoid a postoperative endophthalmitis several measures have been proposed. These are predominantly drug-related, e. g. PVP-iodine, topical antibiotics pre-, intra- and postoperatively. Due to the actual ESCRS study for intracameral antibiotics, the current discussion focusses almost exclusively on drug-related causes. Therefore, in this paper the surgical priority is pointed out without neglecting the drug-related causes. The construction of the tunnel must be water-tight even under pressure from outside to avoid a postoperative hypotony. In cases of doubt the tunnel should be sutured.