بررسي فراواني آندوفتالميت پس از انجام عمل كاتاراكت در 770 بيمار

FREQUENCY OF ENDOPHTHALMITIS AMONG 770 PATIENTS . WITH CATARACT EXTRACTION

Introduction: Endophthalmitis is a term referring to eye intraocular inflammation which involves vitro us cavity and anterior chamber. Method & Material: All the patients who were admitted in ophthalmology unit of shafa hospital for cataract surgery were chased as population of study. Patients data and details were collected from operation room records and from the files of patients and then were registered. The patients who were developed red eye,pain,decreased vision and other signs of intraocular inflammation after cataract extraction, were readmitted in hospital and besed on their symptoms and clinical evaluation were diagnosed as endophthalmtis. Vitrous tap was done in affected ected eyes and vitrous sample was taken for culture. Results: Among 770 patients that were operated by 12 ophthalmologists, 4 patients(%0.5) were developed endophthalmitis. In other words from 411 male patients, 1 person(%0.2) and from 359 female patients, 3 persons(%0.8) were involved. Discussion: Although frequency of eudophthalmitis in patients who were operated in opthalomogy ward of kerman university hospital is statistically higher than developed covntries , but it seems it is acceptable among the patients of the third world countries. According to filcher statistical test choerence between complicated and noncomplicated groups in males and females who were studied, was not statistically significant (PV= 0.344).