TY - JOUR T1 - Risk factors of acute endophthalmitis after cataract extraction: a case-control study in Asian eyes JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 29 LP - 31 DO - 10.1136/bjo.88.1.29 VL - 88 IS - 1 AU - T Y Wong AU - S-P Chee Y1 - 2004/01/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/88/1/29.abstract N2 - Aim: To describe risk factors of acute endophthalmitis after cataract extraction in an Asian population Methods: A retrospective, case-control study. Cases (nā€Š=ā€Š34) were patients with acute endophthalmitis presenting within 6 weeks after cataract surgery. Three controls per case (nā€Š=ā€Š102) were randomly selected from the cataract surgery list matched on the date of operation of cases. Results: Few risk factors were identified. In multivariable analysis, endophthalmitis was associated with silicone intraocular lens (odds ratio 5.1, 95% confidence intervals, 1.2 to 21.6, compared to poly(methylmethacrylate) lens) and posterior capsular rupture during surgery (odds ratio 20.9, 95% confidence intervals 2.3 to 187.9). Conclusion: Silicone intraocular lens and rupture of the posterior capsule are risk factors of acute endophthalmitis after cataract surgery. ER -