title: Advances in knowledge and treatment: an update on endophthalmitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In an area of increased willingness to perform surgery as surgical techniques are refined, comes the unavoidable complication of endophthalmitis. Because complete elimination of postsurgical endophthalmitis appears unattainable, strategies directed at optimal prevention, diagnosis, and management are constantly pursued.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Recent reports of the various aspects of endophthalmitis were analyzed from the leading peer-reviewed ophthalmic journals.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The author reviews the recent work concerning the factors that affect visual prognosis in postsurgical endophthalmitis.
authors.affiliation: The Retina Service, New England Eye Center/Tufts University and Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. bgbusbee@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Brandon G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Busbee
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents