PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - T Y Wong
AU  - S-P Chee
TI  - Risk factors of acute endophthalmitis after cataract extraction: a case-control study in Asian eyes
AID  - 10.1136/bjo.88.1.29
DP  - 2004 Jan 01
TA  - British Journal of Ophthalmology
PG  - 29--31
VI  - 88
IP  - 1
4099  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/88/1/29.short
4100  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/88/1/29.full
SO  - Br J Ophthalmol2004 Jan 01; 88
AB  - Aim: To describe risk factors of acute endophthalmitis after cataract extraction in an Asian population Methods: A retrospective, case-control study. Cases (n = 34) were patients with acute endophthalmitis presenting within 6 weeks after cataract surgery. Three controls per case (n = 102) 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.