Endophthalmitis following cataract extraction.
We describe a case of bacterial endophthalmitis complicating routine cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation in a 91-year-old woman. The ocular and systemic factors that may have predisposed to intraocular infection in this case, and the possibility of predicting these pre-operatively, are discussed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery