Open AccessDistribution and risk factors of postoperative endophthalmitis in people with diabetes
Author(s) -
Harshal Gondhale,
VV Jaichandran,
Jambulingam Malathi,
Appakkudal R. Anand,
Sangeetha Srinivasan,
Rajiv Raman,
Tarun Sharma
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1485_21
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , endophthalmitis , odds ratio , incidence (geometry) , blood sugar , surgery , risk factor , endocrinology , physics , optics
To evaluate (i) the distribution of postoperative endophthalmitis (POE) in patients who underwent cataract surgery, (ii) risk factors in diabetic versus nondiabetic patients, and (iii) distribution of POE in those who had undergone rapid reduction of preoperative blood sugar levels versus those with normal blood sugar levels.