[Surgery for glaucoma and endophthalmitis].
The incidence of endophthalmitis after glaucoma surgery appears to be related to surgical procedures. After trabeculectomy the incidence is low from 0.06% to 0.2% but trabeculectomy with adjunctive antimetabolites increases the risk to 3% or more. Early onset endophthalmitis is due to the penetration of germs from patient's own external flora during the surgery, especially staphylococcus epidermidis.
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Service d'Ophtalmologie, CHU, Sart Tilman, Liège.
D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000009:adverse effects