Association between Aphakia and Endophthalmitis after Pediatric Cataract Surgery

Ophthalmology. 2023 May;130(5):551-553. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2022.11.029. Epub 2023 Jan 14.

Authors

Sarah Hilkert Rodriguez¹, Lindsay Y Chun², Dimitra Skondra², Chuanhong Liao³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: Srodriguez5@bsd.uchicago.edu.
² Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
³ Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

PMID: 36646582
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2022.11.029

No abstract available

Keywords: Aphakia; Endophthalmitis; Pediatric cataract surgery; Surgical complications; Trauma.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Aphakia*
Cataract Extraction* / adverse effects
Cataract*
Child
Endophthalmitis* / diagnosis
Endophthalmitis* / etiology
Humans
Incidence
Lens, Crystalline*
Postoperative Complications
Retrospective Studies

Grants and funding

UL1 TR002389/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States