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[Surgery for glaucoma and endophthalmitis].

J Collignon-Brach
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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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EndophthalmitisGlaucomaHumansSurgical Wound InfectionTrabeculectomyEnglish AbstractJournal ArticleReview

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J Collignon-Brach. 1996. [Surgery for glaucoma and endophthalmitis].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9026310/

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