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Increased incidence of endophthalmitis after vitrectomy relative to face mask wearing during COVID-19 pandemic
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  • Taiji Sakamoto Department of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan Japan-Clinical Retina Study Group (J-CREST), Kagoshima, Japan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Hiroto Terasaki Department of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan Japan-Clinical Retina Study Group (J-CREST), Kagoshima, Japan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Toshifumi Yamashita Department of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan Japan-Clinical Retina Study Group (J-CREST), Kagoshima, Japan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Hideki Shiihara Department of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan Japan-Clinical Retina Study Group (J-CREST), Kagoshima, Japan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Ryoh Funatsu Department of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan Japan-Clinical Retina Study Group (J-CREST), Kagoshima, Japan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Akinori Uemura Department of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima City Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • The Japanese Retina and Vitreous Society
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  1. Correspondence to Dr Taiji Sakamoto, Ophhtalmology, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan; tsakamot{at}m3.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
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Sakamoto T, Terasaki H, Yamashita T The Japanese Retina and Vitreous Society, et al
Increased incidence of endophthalmitis after vitrectomy relative to face mask wearing during COVID-19 pandemic
British Journal of Ophthalmology 2023;107:1472-1477.

Publication history

  • Received March 3, 2022
  • Accepted May 22, 2022
  • First published June 21, 2022.
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September 21, 2023

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