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Cataract surgery has evolved, over centuries, into a very precise and one of the most successful surgeries on any human organ. An infectious process ‘endophthalmitis’ in this setting can pose one of the gravest risks to achieving a near-normal vision and in fact can lead to complete and irreversible loss of eye and vision.
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If I suspect endophthalmitis, should I give an intravitreal injection before referring?
A: The key factor to a successful outcome especially in fulminant endophthalmitis depends on how quickly after onset of infection the eye receives intraocular antibiotic(s). The decision to inject an intravitreal antibiotic before referring the patient to a vitreoretinal surgeon has to be considered by the ophthalmologist who first examines the patient. Every ophthalmologist during residency must learn to prepare and inject intraocular antibiotics safely. Various factors to be considered are given in Table 7.2.
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Jalali, S. (2018). Post-cataract Surgery Endophthalmitis. In: Das, T. (eds) Endophthalmitis . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5260-6_7
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